Bio

A standout on the men's soccer and basketball teams at Orange County Community College, Walter Cawein played center-forward on the soccer pitch and was a forward on the hardwood.

He was named the college's Athlete of the Year in 1957. He helped spark the soccer squad to its best win-loss record to date in 1956, setting the college's single-season goal-scoring record in the process. He averaged 10 points per game in basketball and was considered the team's top playmaker.

In July 1957, Cawein reported to the United States Naval Academy. Prior to his graduation from the Academy in 1961, Cawein earned a varsity soccer letter for the Midshipmen in 1959, helping guide the squad to an 8-3 record under legendary Hall of Fame coach Glenn Warner. He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves for 26 years, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He also spent 24 years with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He then became a management and technical consultant for several aerospace corporations and the U.S. Government before retiring permanently in 1996.

Cawein's daughter and grandson reside in Raleigh, N.C.