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Most Recent Story: Miami Remembers Randy Walker
Like all Miamians, we were deeply saddened to hear that Randy Walker died of a heart attack last night in Evanston, Illinois. While we didn't know Walker personally, we will always remember and respect him as the man who put Miami football back on the ascent and as a tough, principled man who did things the right way.
Walker was a standout running back at Troy High School, but, considered too small for the Big Ten, he joined the team at Miami. What Big Ten coaches missed - the sheer magnitude of Walker's will and work ethic - became Miami's gain, as Walker blossomed into an all-MAC performer and manned three different positions, including running back, during a stellar Miami career on what arguably were the best Miami teams ever.
Following graduation, Walker became an assistant coach, first at the Cradle, later with his mentor Dick Crum at UNC, and then at Northwestern. In 1990, he was hired to raise Miami football from the historic lows to which it has fallen.
And he did.
Randy Walker's Miami teams played like Randy Walker. They were tough, disciplined, smart, and never outworked on or off the field. He rebuilt the program with... [Read the entire story]
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