Randy Walker, age 52, died Thursday, June 29th of an apparent heart attack. My condolences to the family, and those close to him. He will be missed by sports fans everywhere.
While Northwestern is not particularly known for it’s football prowess, Walker’s teams produced some of the most memorable games ever played in the big ten. His basketball on grass
teams produced the memorable 2000 54-51 victory over Michigan — an ESPN instant classic, the 2000 41-35 victory over Minnesota on the last play of the game, and the dreaded 2005 28-27 come from behind victory over my alma mater, Iowa.
He was a quality coach who did things the right way.
Some links taken from wgnradio.com - Radio 720 WGN
- Forth quarter of 11/4/2000 game vs Michigan
- Forth quarter of 10/28/2000 game vs Minnesota
- Forth quarter and overtime of 9/23/2000 game vs Wisconsin
From HawkeyeSports.com
