Joe Walton, an end who caught passes in the NFL from 1957-63 and later embarked on a long coaching career, died on 8/15 at age 85.

Drafted out of Pitt by the Reskins in the 2nd round of the 1957 NFL Draft, Walton caught passes for the Redskins through 1960, after which he was dealt to the New York Giants, where he did the same until calling it quits as a player after the 1963 season.

After that he began a coaching career in the NFL, the top level of which was being the Head Coach of the Jets from 1983-89. Before that he worked as an offensive coordinator for the Giants (1971-73), Redskins (1978-80) and Jets (1981-82). After being let go by the Jets as their head coach, he went back to his specialty of running the offense, this time for the Steelers in 1990-91.

Dave M.