Walt Wells - Head Football Coach, Eastern Kentucky University

Walt Wells is the Head Football Coach at Eastern Kentucky University. He is a veteran of the sidelines having served more than 20 years as both an offensive line coach and coordinator. Besides his stops at Eastern Kentucky, Wells has also spent time at South Florida, Western Kentucky, New Mexico State, Tennessee, and Kentucky. 

He has won championships and Coach of the Year honors, but his biggest win came in 2022, surviving a heart attack during the opening week of the season, with a 95% blockage of his widow-maker. 

The fact that Wells is alive to share the story, much less still coaching, is nothing short of a miracle.  As he puts it, if anyone from his staff, to the athletic trainers, to the EMTs or the doctors had been having a bad day, he wouldn’t be here.  Whether you’re a football fan or not, I suggest at least skipping ahead to around the 24-minute mark and listening to Wells recount the experience and share a dose of perspective. 

For those of you that do need your football fix, we also have plenty of discussion about his coaching journey and influences, and a preview of the 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels. 

 

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