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Patrick Walsh

Patrick Walsh

Degrees: B.A., English Literature, University of Texas, Austin
M.A., Organizational Management, University of Phoenix
Departments: Athletics
 
  • Walsh, the Padres’ all-time winningest coach with 196 victories, led Serra to a 2017 CIF State Championship and has visited the CA State Championship six out of the past seven years: 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He was named the 2020/2021 California State FB Coach of the Year for the Padres 5-0 Spring Season and his role as a driving force in the restart of California Youth Sports which literally affected millions of young lives. 
  • Under his guidance, Serra has won ten WCAL championships (2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023), eight CCS championships (2011, 2013, 2016, 2017,2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023), six NorCal championships (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021,2022, and 2023) and one state championship (2017).  
  • The 2017, 2019 and 2022 Padres also won the most games of any Serra team in school history (13 wins), and the program had an unprecedented 21-game winning streak in the WCAL from 2016-2018.  
  • The 2022 and 2023 Padres completed their 10 games seasons going undefeated - the first time this has ever been accomplished in school history. 
  • The Padres went 10-0 against the WCAL in 2017, setting the record for most wins versus WCAL opponents in one year. His teams have set virtually every school and league record for every major offensive statistical category including points per game, points in a season, and yards in a season.\
  • Walsh won the 2017 All-Bay Area News Group Coach of the Year.  
  • The 2024 season will mark Walsh’s 24th year, making him the longest tenured coach in the history of Serra’s football program.  
  • Since his arrival in 2001, the Padres have made it 21 out of his 23 seasons.  
  • One of the seasons his team was not in the playoffs was in 2015 when the Padres were banned from the playoffs for forfeiting a 2014 CCS Consolation game due to safety concerns, one of Walsh’s self-described proudest moments as a coach.
  • During Patrick Walsh’s tenure, the Padres have produced countless all-league and all-Bay Area selections.  
  • Many of his players have gone on to play college football at schools such as Cal, Stanford, Oregon, UCLA, Washington, Tennessee, Washington State, Oklahoma State, Brown, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, San Jose State, San Diego State, Army, Virginia, Louisville and many more. 
  • Walsh, renowned for molding top lineman in the SF Bay Area, helped develop David Bakhtiari ‘09, who is the Pro-Bowl Left Tackle for the Green Bay Packers and Colorado graduate, Atonio Mafi '18, who is the current left guard for the New England Patriots and a UCLA graduate, Matt Dickerson '14,  also a UCLA graduate, has played in the NFL for the past three years with his last season wrapping up with a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs. 
  • Prior to his arrival in San Mateo, Walsh spent three seasons (1998-2000) as an assistant coach on the varsity staff for his alma mater, the De La Salle Spartans.  
  • In the Fall of 1997, Patrick was a graduate assistant for the University of Texas at Austin football program, working with the running backs. During this time, Walsh coached Texas legend and Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams, during his historic junior season.
  • Patrick transferred to the University of Texas at Austin in the spring of 1997 to finish his degree in English and play his last year of baseball under the legendary coach Augie
  • Before moving to Austin, Walsh attended San Jose State University, playing football for SJSU for four years (1993-1996), and baseball for three years (1993-95).  
  • Coach Walsh played high school football and baseball for the De La Salle Spartans. He is one of the most decorated players in the history of the program and was inducted into the De La Salle High School Hall of Fame in 2011.  
  • Walsh compiled over 4,000 yards and 70 touchdowns during his three years on the varsity football team. 
  •  In 1992, Walsh was named California High School Player of the year, scoring a school record 38 touchdowns and rushing for 2,029 yards as one of the team’s captains.  
  • Out of all of his high school accolades, Patrick’s favorite was being the 1993 De La Salle class valedictorian.