Gerald Walford

Gerry A. Walford
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Ice hockey
Born	Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Playing career
n/a	University of North Dakota
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1972–75	Ohio State
Head coaching record
Overall	41–46–4 (.477)

Gerald A. "Gerry" Walford is a former ice hockey player, and college ice hockey head coach at Ohio State.

Education

Walford graduated from the University of North Dakota with a B.A. He earned a master's degree from Ithaca College^[1] and a doctorate in sports psychology from the University of Maryland.

Playing career

Walford played college hockey at North Dakota from 1958–61.^[2] He was an alternate captain his senior season of 1960–61.^[3] He scored a goal in the 1959 NCAA championship game against Michigan State, which North Dakota won in overtime.^[4]

Coaching career

Walford coached Ohio State from 1972–75 while a graduate student. He finished his three-season coaching career with a 41–46–4 record.

Post Coaching

Walford is currently a PGA professional in Kentucky. Along with his son, Gerald E., he is the author of many sports psychology and coaching books, including "The Golf Whisperer."^[1]

Coaching Record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Ohio State University (CCHA) (1972–73–1972–73)
1972–73	Ohio State	18–11–1	7–7–0	3rd
Ohio State University (Independent) (1973–74–1974–75)
1973–74	Ohio State	16–13–2
1974–75	Ohio State	7–22–1
Total:		41–46–4
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

1 2 Gerald A. Walford. "The Golf Whisperer". Retrieved 2013-03-01.
↑ University of North Dakota Sports Information. "Men's hockey all-time roster (skaters) - UNDsports.com". Retrieved 2013-03-01.
↑ University of North Dakota Sports Information. "North Dakota men's hockey captain history - UNDsports.com". Retrieved 2013-03-01.
↑ University of North Dakota Sports Information. "North Dakota men's hockey timeline - UNDsports.com". Retrieved 2013-03-01.

Preceded by Dave Chambers	Ohio State Head Ice Hockey Coach 1972-75	Succeeded by Jerry Welsh

Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey

Playing venues	OSU Ice Rink (1963–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)

Head coaches	Tom Bedecki (1963–1965) Glen Sonmor (1965–1966) Harry Neale (1966–1970) Dave Chambers (1970–1972) Gerald Walford (1972–1975) Jerry Welsh (1975–1995) John Markell (1994–2010) Mark Osiecki (2010–2013) Steve Rohlik (2013– )

Conference affiliations	CCHA (1971–1973, 1975–2013) Big Ten (2013–present)

Culture & lore	Frozen Tundra Hockey Classic Ohio Hockey Classic

All-time leaders	Paul Pooley (270 Points) Paul Pooley (114 Goals) Mike Betz (73 Wins)

Frozen Four appearances	1998

NCAA Tournament appearances	1998 1999 2003 2004 2005 2009

Conference Tournament champions	CCHA: 1972 2004

Ohio State University Columbus, OH

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