Joe Walsh is a 1968 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. He lettered in football, wrestling, and track. He attended West Chester State College where he was a two-time member of its’ PSAC Championship football team.

He began his teaching and coaching career at West Chester Henderson High School from 1972-2008, where he was an assistant football coach for 15 years, assistant wrestling coach for 5 years, and Head wrestling coach for 7 years, as well as coaching the boys and girls’ lacrosse, and tennis teams.

Joe was the Head football coach at Sun Valley for 3 years where he won the Del-Val league in 1990, and was named Coach of the Year. He became the Head football coach at Henderson High School in 1992, and after 19 years his teams earned 3 Ches-Mont titles, several play- off wins and was the District 1 Runner-up in 2007. He was named Ches-Mont Coach of the Year, and Chester County Coach of the Year in 2003, 2007and 2011.

Joe was inducted into the Ches-Mont League Hall of Fame in 2018. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association for 19 years, and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2014. He coached the Valor Bowl for 13 years, and was selected five time as its’ Head Coach.

Joe was a defensive line coach at WCU for 7 years. He was inducted into the West Chester University Killinger Football Hall of Fame in 2001. He has served on their board of directors and was its past President.