Jim Walden, who coached the Washington State and Iowa State football teams for a combined 17 seasons and later enjoyed an 11-year run as a WSU radio commentator, has died at the age of 88.
Both schools announced his passing on Friday. No cause of death was given. According to John Canzano, he had been in the hospital with “a serious respiratory issue.”
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A quarterback at Wyoming, Walden briefly played in the CFL before transitioning into coaching in 1964. He coached high school football for several years before Bob Devaney, who had coached him at Wyoming, hired him as an assistant at
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