Joseph Frank Walton was an American football player and coach who retired after 20 years as the head coach and creator of the football program at Robert Morris University.
28 Facts About Joe Walton
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Joe Walton played eight seasons in the National Football League as a pass catching tight end for the Redskins and Giants.
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Joe Walton served as head coach of the New York Jets for seven seasons, guiding them to the playoffs twice.
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Joe Walton served as an assistant coach for the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins, the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers during a 20-year period.
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Joe Walton was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in 1935, the son of former Washington Redskins guard Frank "Tiger" Joe Walton.
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In 1955, his junior year Joe Walton was selected an All-American.
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Joe Walton was selected in the second round with the 14th overall pick of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Redskins and played with them from 1957 to 1960.
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Joe Walton was placed on injured reserve due to shoulder and knee injures during the 1964 season.
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Joe Walton announced his retirement as an active player on June 21,1965.
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Joe Walton scored three touchdowns catches as a TE in one game.
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Joe Walton did so twice during the 1962 season: October 28,1962 against Washington and December 16,1962, against Dallas.
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Joe Walton's record was tied on September 25,2014, by Larry Donnell of the New York Giants.
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October 28,1962, Walton caught teammate quarterback Y A Tittle's single-game record-tying seventh touchdown pass.
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Joe Walton began his NFL coaching career as a scout for the New York Giants, then transitioned to wide receivers coach.
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Joe Walton moved to the New York Jets and served as offensive coordinator there for the 1981 and 1982 seasons.
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Joe Walton guided the Jets into the NFL postseason twice.
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Joe Walton was recruited by head coach Chuck Noll in 1990 to serve as the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Joe Walton served for two years until Chuck Noll retired after the 1991 season.
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On July 27,1993, Joe Walton was named the head coach at Robert Morris University of its newly formed Colonials football team.
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Joe Walton remained in this position until the conclusion of the 2013 season.
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Joe Walton was hired in 1993 to build the program from scratch.
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Joe Walton was four times as NEC Coach of the Year, and was an Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year candidate in 2010.
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Joe Walton has helped a fledgling program send three of its brightest stars to the National Football League.
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Also to see time in NFL camps from Robert Morris under Joe Walton include former wide receiver DeLonte Perkins, former quarterback Tim Levcik, AJ Dalton.
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In January 2012, RMU announced that Joe Walton would retire at the end of the 2013 season, which would mark his 20th year as Robert Morris Head Coach, and assistant head coach and former Steelers defensive lineman John Banaszak would replace Joe Walton upon his retirement.
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Joe Walton lived in Beaver Falls with his wife Patty Sheehan Joe Walton, whom he married December 10,2011.
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Since retiring from coaching, Joe Walton was inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame in November 2013.
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Joe Walton was inducted into the Larry Bruno Foundation's Hall of Achievement in 2012.