Rolan Walton

Rolan Walton
Biographical details
Born	May 27, 1929; San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 14, 2022 (aged 93); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1948–1951	Houston
1952–1954	Austin Pioneers
Position	Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974	Houston (assistant)
1975–1986	Houston
Head coaching record
Overall	378–235–5 (.616)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	2x SWC Coach of the Year (1976, 1982); No. 6 retired by Houston Cougars;

BornMay 27, 1929
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

DiedJuly 14, 2022 (aged 93)
Houston, Texas, U.S.

1948–1951Houston

1952–1954Austin Pioneers

Rolan Wilson Walton (May 27, 1929 – July 14, 2022)^[1] was an American baseball player and coach.^[2] 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.^[3]

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Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Houston Cougars (Southwest Conference) (1975–1986)
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)

Rolan Walton

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Biographical details
Born	(1929-05-27)May 27, 1929 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 14, 2022(2022-07-14) (aged 93) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1948–1951	Houston
1952–1954	Austin Pioneers

Position	Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974	Houston (assistant)
1975–1986	Houston

Head coaching record
Overall	378–235–5 (.616)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2x SWC Coach of the Year (1976, 1982) No. 6 retired by Houston Cougars