Topeka Hall of Fame coach passes away

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - For over two decades Frank Walton led the Topeka West and Topeka High football programs. Walton passed away Sunday morning after a battle with cancer.

Walton coached at Topeka West from 1977-1992 and posted 12 win seasons and compiling a 89-56 record. Walton would then coach at Topeka High from 1994-1999.

He coached golf at both T-West and T-High and he was an assistant coach under his son Chris at Cair Paravel for a brief time.

Walton was also inducted to the Chargers’ Hall of Fame in 2004. You can find his obituary here.