Kennesaw State University Athletics

Ron Walker will be remembered for more than being a successful basketball coach. He was a man of distinction and savvy who was taken from us far too early in life. From 1986-1992 he never had a losing season. He posted four 20-win years and was the Lady Owls most successful coach when he left the game to battle cancer in 1992. Walker was the guiding force behind the Lady Owls flight into national prominence. He guided Kennesaw State to its first-ever postseason appearance in his first year as coach in 1985-86, and in his final two years with the Lady Owls he guided them to back-to-back national championship tournament appearances.