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Tim Walsh

b. 1954

American football player and coach

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Born 1954. Tim Walsh is an American american football player.

Timothy Edward Walsh (born December 16, 1954) is an American football coach, who is currently the head coach at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. He served as the head football coach at Sonoma State University from 1989 to 1992, Portland State University from 1993 to 2006, and California Polytechnic State University from 2012 to 2019, compiling a career college football coaching record of 176–148.

Early life and education Walsh graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California in 1973 and the University of California, Riverside in 1977.

Coaching career From 1977 to 1980, Walsh was both an assistant coach and head coach at his alma mater Serra High School. He then was head coach at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, California from 1981 to 1985. After two seasons as offensive coordinator, Walsh became head football coach at Sonoma State University in 1989. The Vikings made the Division II playoffs in 1993, 1994, and 1995, and the I-AA playoffs in 2000.

On February 16, 2007, Walsh left Portland State to become offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Army under Stan Brock. Army went 3–9 in Walsh's two seasons, 2007 and 2008.

Walsh became a head coach again on January 9, 2009, when Cal Poly hired him.

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Who is Tim Walsh?

American football player and coach

When was Tim Walsh born?

Tim Walsh was born on 16 December 1954 in San Francisco.

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Tim Walsh is an american football player.

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Tim Walsh is American.

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· Wikipedia: Tim Walsh

· Wikidata: Q7804438

· DBpedia: Tim Walsh (American football)

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