Robert Morris University Athletics announced Sunday Joe Walton has passed away. He was 85 years old.
The RMU Department of Athletics is sorry to learn of the passing of Joe Walton, the architect of @RMU_Football.
Walton was inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013, and he is seen pictured here with former Washington quarterback @Theismann7.#RMUFB | ud83dudd35ud83cudfc8ud83dudd34 pic.twitter.com/8br1Fn5IJP
— RMU Athletics (@RMUAthletics) August 15, 2021
Walton entered the NFL as a second-round draft pick in 1957 and was a tight end for Washington (1957-60) and the New York Giants (1961-64).