▁seasons . ▁His ▁work ▁as ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁lead ▁the ▁J ets ▁to ▁hand ▁over ▁the ▁head - co aching ▁position ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Wal ton ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁J ets ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁his ▁teams ▁achieved ▁a ▁ 5 3 – 5 7 – 1 ▁record . ▁He ▁gu ided ▁the ▁J ets ▁into ▁the ▁NFL ▁post season ▁twice . ▁▁ ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁head ▁coach ▁Ch uck ▁N oll ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers . ▁He ▁served ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁until ▁Ch uck ▁N oll ▁retired ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁season . ▁▁ ▁Wal ton ' s ▁NFL ▁prot ég és ▁include ▁Rich ▁Kot ite , ▁Bud ▁Car son , ▁Joe ▁The ism ann , ▁Fran ▁T ark ent on , ▁Norm ▁S ne ad , ▁Ken ▁O ’ B rien ▁and ▁Richard ▁Tod d . ▁ ▁College ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Robert ▁Morris ▁University ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁Wal ton ▁created ▁the ▁team ▁from ▁scratch ▁and ▁turned ▁the ▁Col onial s ▁into ▁an ▁instant ▁power house . ▁ ▁His ▁teams ▁won ▁six ▁N ortheast ▁Conference ▁champion ships ▁and ▁two ▁NCAA ▁I - AA ▁Mid -