ATHLETE/COACH

1972-2020

Taylor Walden was a true two-sport star in basketball and baseball, and also played football at Clay County High School (CCHS)—all from 2002 to 2006. He made all-district in two sports multiple years and holds a school record in a third.

A consistent scorer and great free-throw shooter, Walden made some kind of all-district team all four years in basketball—including Tri-Lakes All-Conference 1st Team twice and he was also a three-time all-district player in baseball.

Walden scored 1,354 career points in basketball and grabbed 208 rebounds. He had a career 81% mark from the foul line, likely one of the best in school history, and he helped lead CCHS to its first-ever appearance in the state tournament—which was the first for a Bulldog team in 20 years, with Celina High School having made it two decades before that.

He led the Bulldog baseball team in batting percentage as a junior and senior and he also holds the CCHS school record for the longest punt return in football covering 83 yards and won the Carmen C. Brown Best Male Athlete award as a senior at CCHS.