After the game the coach, James "Jim" Conard, made the entire team walk around with a piece of cloth that was 18 inches (460 mm) long, until the start of the 1970 season.

[2] Walker gave up his first love, baseball, joined the track team for speed and stamina, and started lifting weights-gaining 30 pounds, reporting to fall practice at 195-pounds.

[3][4] The 18-inch (460 mm) strip of cloth would motivate his team, Conard and Walker would not lose another game the remaining two seasons, going 20-0, and winning back-to-back WOL titles.

The team and the defense dominated opponents, forcing 31 turnovers, and posting five shutouts (including a 35-0 victory over Wayne).

[2][3][4] Three backs would be selected to the All-Western Ohio League team, Gordon Bell, Walker, and Joe Allen.

Elmo Boyd, a track star who only played football his senior season (1971), finished with 12 catches for 374 yards (31.2 yards-per-catch average) and seven touchdowns.

Walker would star in three seasons at fullback for the Miami RedHawks, on a team that went 32-1-1, winning the Mid-American Conference title all three years.