Chief Aiken

Chief Aiken
Biographical details
Born(1893-01-31)January 31, 1893
Dover, Delaware, U.S.
Died(1965-12-14)December 14, 1965
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
c.1922 – 1928Atlanta
1929Fisk (assistant)
1930–1933Clark (GA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–?Clark (GA)

Walter Henry "Chief" Aiken (January 31, 1893 – December 14, 1965) was an African American college football coach, athletics administrator, and real estate developer. He served as the head football coach at both Atlanta University and Clark College in Atlanta, which later merged to form Clark Atlanta University. After assisting head football coach Tubby Johnson at Fisk University in 1929, Aiken was hired at the athletic director at Clark in 1930 to succeed Sam B. Taylor.

Aiken was born in Dover, Delaware and was a graduate of Hampton Institute—now known as Hampton University. He died on December 14, 1965, in Atlanta.