Rolan Walton
American baseball player and coach
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| Intro | American baseball player and coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Baseball player Sports coach | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 27 May 1929 | |
| Death | 14 July 2022 (aged 93 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
Rolan Wilson Walton (May 27, 1929 – July 14, 2022) was an American baseball coach and player. He was the fifth head coach of the Houston Cougars baseball team from 1975 to 1986. While at Houston, Walton compiled a 378–235–5 record with two NCAA Regional appearances.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Cougars (Southwest Conference) | |||||||||
| 1975 | Houston | 18–25 | 8–16 | 8th | |||||
| 1976 | Houston | 31–15 | 16–8 | 3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Houston | 27–17–1 | 11–12–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1978 | Houston | 30–21 | 14–10 | 4th | |||||
| 1979 | Houston | 27–17 | 11–13 | 5th | |||||
| 1980 | Houston | 17–28–1 | 6–17–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1981 | Houston | 32–20–1 | 11–9–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1982 | Houston | 42–14–2 | 13–6 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1983 | Houston | 43–15 | 13–8 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1984 | Houston | 32–23 | 6–15 | T–7th | |||||
| 1985 | Houston | 44–17 | 12–9 | T–4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1986 | Houston | 35–23 | 8–13 | 5th | |||||
| Houston: | 378–235–5 (.616) | 129–136–3 (.487) | |||||||
| Total: | 378–235–5 (.616) | ||||||||
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