David Walker (2016) - Hall of Fame - Glenville State University Athletics

Hall of Fame

David Walker

Class

1988
Induction

2016
Sport(s)

Football

David Walker, a native of Pineville, WV in Wyoming County was a Four year letterman for the Pioneers in football and team captain for two of these years
He received WVIAC All-Conference football honors in 1986 and 1987 and was GSC’s
Montrose Award winner in 1988
David received his Master’s degree in Education from Shenandoah University in 1997 and a Master’s degree in Administration from Shenandoah University in 2002.
In 1988, he began teaching and coaching at East Hardy High School as the youngest head coach in West Virginia.
Before he arrived at East Hardy, the school had only won seven games in their past nine year history of the school.
While at East Hardy, Coach Walker led his teams to the playoffs seven consecutive years.
In 1997, Coach Walker was hired to rebuild the football program at Martinsburg High School. After a 1-9 first year, he returned the bulldogs to the AAA plays in 1998 through 2015. Martinsburg won the AAA State Championship in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013
This fourth straight State Championship victory enabled Martinsburg to surpass the record it had previously shared with Charleston that was set by Hall of Fame Member Frank Vincent for the 1968, 1969, and 1970 seasons.
Walker’s teams also had State Runner-up finishes in 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2006.
Walker has been a head coach for 29 years and has an overall coaching record of 254-85.
Walker was named the 2013 High School Coach of the Year by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association and honored at the Victory Awards Dinner on May 5th in Clarksburg. He received this same honor in 2010. To have received this award, which covers all scholastic sports and covers the period of April 1 - March 31, for the second time in three years is unprecedented.
He is the winningest still active high school coach in West Virginia.
In addition to being head football coach at Martinsburg High School, Walker is also the school’s Athletic Director and Assistant Principal.
He is married to the former Belinda Nichols, a GSC graduate, from Clay County.
They are the proud parents of two sons, Derek and Troy.