Jim Walden
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Jim Walden (born ca. 1938 in Aberdeen, Mississippi) was the head football coach at Washington State University from 1978 to 1986. During his tenure there, he compiled a 44-52-4 record. At Washington State, he coached the 1981 team to the school's first bowl appearance in 51 years. At one point he had also won three of the last five Apple Cups against the University of Washington. In 1981, he also earned the title of Pac Ten Coach of the Year. He also served as the head coach at Iowa State University where he compiled a 28-57-3 record. He played college football at the University of Wyoming, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 1960 AFL draft. Since retiring from Iowa State, Walden served as a radio color commentator, first for the Iowa Barnstormers of Arena Football and later for Washington State football. He still hosts a Sunday evening radio show in Iowa on WHO called "Two Guys Named Jim." In the final regular season Harris Interactive Poll in 2006, he was the only voter to have Florida at #1, the other 112 #1 votes went to Ohio State. In the BCS National Championship Game on January 8, 2007, Florida would go on to defeat Ohio State 41-14.
