Walton supported the ‘Conference of Champions’ like nobody else during his career as a broadcaster for ESPN and the Pac-12 Network.
Walton might have been the greatest player in college basketball history. He won two NCAA titles with UCLA and two more in the NBA and was a no-brainer Hall of Fame inductee.
My first conversation with Walton, years ago, was by telephone. I dialed; he answered. I introduced myself; he thanked me for calling, then spoke for 40 consecutive minutes — I did not utter a peep — on a surreal range of topics.Also, Walton was the most passionate, unrelenting champion of his beloved ‘Conference of Champions.’
For years, the only thing former commissioner Larry Scott and his marginalized athletic directors had in common was their fondness of Walton. Walton continued his broadcasting duties for ESPN and the Pac-12 Networks, mixing life stories with game analysis as only he could. But the heartache endured.
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