▁announced ▁that ▁Wal ton ▁would ▁ret ire ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season , ▁which ▁would ▁ ▁mark ▁his ▁ 2 0 th ▁year ▁as ▁Robert ▁Morris ▁Head ▁Co ach , ▁and ▁assistant ▁head ▁coach ▁and ▁former ▁Ste el ers ▁def ensive ▁lin eman ▁John ▁Ban asz ak ▁ ▁would ▁replace ▁Wal ton ▁upon ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁hon ors ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁Ste el ers , ▁Wal ton ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁h omet own ▁Be aver ▁F alls ▁with ▁his ▁late ▁wife , ▁G inger , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁ 4 7 ▁years ▁of ▁marriage . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁two ▁daughters , ▁J odi ▁and ▁St acy , ▁and ▁one ▁son , ▁Joe ▁and ▁six ▁grand children . ▁ ▁Wal ton ▁currently ▁lives ▁in ▁Be aver ▁F alls ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Pat ty ▁She e han ▁Wal ton , ▁whom ▁he ▁married ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ret iring ▁from ▁co aching , ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁R M U ▁Athlet ic ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Joe ▁The ism ann ▁em ceed ▁the ▁dinner ▁ban quet ▁hon oring ▁Wal ton . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Conference ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 1 4 ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁class