A four-sport standout at Walkersville High School in the 1950s, Wayne Duncan went on to teach physical education and coach for 40 years. He was a state high jump champion and all-county basketball performer at WHS and went on to Shepherd College, where he captained both the baseball and basketball teams his senior year. As girls’ basketball coach at WHS in the 1986–1987 season, he was named Frederick News-Post and FCCA Coach of the Year. Duncan was also a member of the first Little League team in Walkersville.