HAROLD E. WALKER ’79
Inducted 2008

Harold Walker played basketball on the Takoma Park Campus from 1978 to 1979. In 1979, he was named to the Maryland JUCO All-Conference first team and received an honorable mention for the NJCAA All-Region XX and All-American teams. In 1978, he was one of the NJCAA league leaders in rebounds, and in 1979, he led the nation in rebounds and was one of the top leaders in individual scoring and field goal percentage. In his second year, he was named MVP of the basketball team and Male Athlete of the Year for the Takoma Park Campus and set rebound records for the campus that still stand.  

After Montgomery College, Mr. Walker played for the University of Buffalo in 1980 and 1981. He was co-captain of the basketball team his senior year and president of the varsity club. He spent a year and a half as a resident advisor for the university. 

After graduating, he spent two years coaching 12-year-olds at First Baptist Academy, a private school in Orlando, Fla., first as assistant and then as co-head coach. Until last year, he was active in the YMCA basketball program. Mr. Walker is the operations manager for Specialty Floor Designs of Central Florida in Orlando.