By Walton

By WaltonBiographical details

Alma mater| University of Mississippi
Playing career
1910–1912| Ole Miss
Position(s)| Center; End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1911–1912| Ole Miss
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern football player (1911)

Byron S. "By" Walton was an American college football player, track star, and basketball player and coach at the University of Mississippi.

## Early years

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Walton attended Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

## Ole Miss

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He stood 6 feet tall and weighed 180 pounds.

### Football

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Walton was a prominent end for the Ole Miss Rebels football team. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869–1919 era team.[2]

#### 1911

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He was selected All-Southern in 1911.[3][4][5] He once stripped Ray Morrison of Vanderbilt 10 yards short of the goal. Heisman describes Walton: "This chap weighs 180 stripped, is fast as a deer, willing as a shepherd dog, strong as an ox, and has the judgment of a football player. Against Mercer and Vanderbilt he was simply invulnerable; nothing could get around his end. And when it came to getting down the field and nailing his man under punts he proved himself a perfect demon."[5]

### Basketball

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He played center and was captain and coach of the basketball team in 1911–1912.

## Penn

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Walton also attended the University of Pennsylvania.[6]

## Camp athletics

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In 1917 Walton was appointed by the Fosdick Commission to direct Army camp athletics in Syracuse, New York.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Central High School, Philadelphia (1922). Handbook of the Central High School of Philadelphia. p. 85. Retrieved March 9, 2015 - via Google books.
2. ^ "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
3. ^ Nathan Stauffer (1911). "The All-Southern Football Team of 1911". Collier's Weekly. 48: 197.
4. ^ Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1911. pp. 35, 65.
5. ^ a b "Heisman Picks 5 Commodores On His All-Southern Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
6. ^ a b "Will Direct Camp Sports" (PDF). Syracuse Journal. August 18, 1917.

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Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball head coaches

* No coach (1908–1910)
* E. R. Hubbard (1910–1911)
* By Walton (1911–1912)
* No coach (1912–1917)
* No team (1917–1918)
* Dudy Noble (1918–1919)
* R. L. Sullivan (1919–1925)
* Homer Hazel (1925–1930)
* Ed Walker (1930–1935)
* George Bohler (1935–1938)
* Frank Johnson (1938–1939)
* Chuck Jaskwhich (1939–1942)
* Edwin Hale (1942–1943)
* No team (1943–1944)
* Edwin Hale (1944–1945)
* Buster Poole (1945–1946)
* Jim Whatley (1946–1949)
* B. L. Graham (1949–1962)
* Eddie Crawford (1962–1968)
* Cob Jarvis (1968–1976)
* Bob Weltlich (1976–1982)
* Lee Hunt (1982–1986)
* Ed Murphy (1986–1992)
* Rob Evans (1992–1998)
* Rod Barnes (1998–2006)
* Andy Kennedy (2006–2018)
* Tony Madlock # (2018)
* Kermit Davis (2018–2023)
* Win Case # (2023)
* Chris Beard (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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1911 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections

Backfield|

* QB Ray Morrison†
* HB Lewie Hardage†
* HB Bob McWhorter†
* FB John E. Davis

Line|

* E Jenks Gillem
* E By Walton
* T Ewing Y. Freeland†
* T Rube Barker
* G Will Metzger
* G Big Chief Bonner
* C Hugh Jackson Morgan†

† = Unanimous selection
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