Bob Walker (wrestler)

Following college, as a Greco-Roman wrestler, Walker placed second at the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials and was a bronze medalist for the United States at the 1979 World Wrestling Championships.

Following his competitive career, he became a wrestling coach in Florida. His coaching career started in 1979, at Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. Walker would also start the World Class Wrestling Club, where he served as head coach for 10 years. In 1994, Walker was named USA Wrestling Southeast State Chairperson of the Year, and two years later was named the National State Chairperson of the Year.

For his dedication and contributions to the sport of wrestling, Walker was named to the Florida Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003.^[2] He was inducted into the California Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2015.^[3]