| Doak Walker | |
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| Position(s): Half back Kicker/Punter |
Jersey #(s): 37 |
| Born: January 1, 1927 Dallas, Texas |
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| Died: September 27, 1998 (aged 71) Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1950–1955 | |
| NFL Draft: 1949 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | |
| College: Southern Methodist | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Rushing Yards | 1,520 |
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| Touchdowns | 33 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
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Early Life and Personal Life
He was born in Dallas, Texas and attended Highland Park High School in Dallas where he was a multi-sport athlete. History The school was established in 1922 Before 1922 Highland Park students who were ready for high school rode the trolley down Cole Avenue to Dallas to attend Both he and future college and National Football League star Bobby Layne were on the Highland Park football team. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Robert Lawrence Layne ( December 19 1926 &ndash December 1 1986) was born in Santa Anna Texas, USA
College career
Walker attended Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he played running back, defensive back, and place kicker. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave He also threw and caught passes, punted, and returned kicks. He was an All-American and in 1948 won the Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in the nation, as a junior. Walker's impact on SMU and football in the Dallas area led to Cotton Bowl being referred to as "The House That Doak Built. The Cotton Bowl is a Stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House that Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker " Walker was also a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and lettered on the SMU basketball and baseball teams. In 2007, he was ranked #4 on ESPN's list of the top 25 players In college football history.
NFL career
Walker went on to play professional football for the Detroit Lions, where he was once again a teammate with Bobby Layne. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Although Walker was only 5'11" and 175 pounds, he was voted All-Pro four times, and he helped lead the Lions to two National Football League championships. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. He also led the NFL in scoring twice (1950 and 1955) and tallied 534 points in his career (330 on field goals and extra points). In honor of his achievements, the Lions have retired his #37. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL
Post NFL
Walker married his high school sweetheart, and they had four children. He later married Olympic skier Skeeter Werner. Gladys "Skeeter" Werner Walker (1933-2001 was an American Alpine skier and Olympian. Doak Walker died September 27, 1998 as a result of injuries suffered previously in a skiing accident. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He is immortalized by the annual Doak Walker Award, given to the best running back in college football, and by a statue placed between Gerald Ford Stadium and SMU's state-of-the-art Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports. Named after the SMU and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker, the Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990
Legacy
Award-winning Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly said of Walker shortly before his death:
"He's Doak Walker, and he was as golden as golden gets. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Richard "Rick" Paul Reilly (born February 3, 1958 in Boulder Colorado) is an American Sportswriter. He had perfectly even, white teeth and a jaw as square as a deck of cards and a mop of brown hair that made girls bite their necklaces. He was so shifty you couldn't have tackled him in a phone booth, yet so humble that he wrote the Associated Press a thank-you note for naming him an All-American. Come to think of it, he was a three-time All-American, twice one of the Outstanding Players in the Cotton Bowl, a four-time All-Pro. He appeared on 47 covers, including Life, Look and Collier's. One time, Kyle Rote, another gridiron golden boy, saw a guy buying a football magazine at a newsstand. 'Don't buy that one,' Rote said. 'It's not official. It doesn't have a picture of Doak Walker on the cover. '" [1]
However, fellow Sports Illustrated writer Paul Zimmerman cited Walker as the least deserving member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame [2]
Shortly after Walker's death in 1998, Texas running back Ricky Williams wore Walker's number 37 in a game as opposed to his customary number 34 in remembrance of Walker. Paul Lionel Zimmerman (born October 23 1932 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) also known to readers as "Dr The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL The Texas Longhorns football team is the interscholastic football team at The University of Texas in Austin Texas. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the Williams would go on to set the NCAA all-time rushing record that season (though it has since been eclipsed by Ron Dayne at the Football Bowl Subdivision level), winning the Heisman Trophy in the process. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Ron Dayne (born March 14, 1978 in Berlin Township New Jersey) is an American football Running back who is currently a Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States
References
- ^ 1998 Year in Review - Saying Goodbye - Saying goodbye to Doak Walker. CNN/SI (1998-12-16). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Retrieved on 2007-08-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert.
- ^ Paul Zimmerman (2007-08-03). Paul Lionel Zimmerman (born October 23 1932 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) also known to readers as "Dr Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Latest Hall of Fame class deserving but incomplete. SI. com. Retrieved on 2007-08-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert.
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: member biography
| Preceded by Charley Trippi |
Maxwell Award Winner 1947 |
Succeeded by Chuck Bednarik |
| Preceded by Johnny Lujack |
Heisman Trophy Winner 1948 |
Succeeded by Leon Hart |
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