Bradley Walker
| Bradley Walker | |
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Walker depicted c. 1900
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| Born |
October 14, 1877 Columbia, Tennessee |
| Died | February 3, 1951 (aged 73) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| College football career | |
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
| Position | Fullback/Tackle |
| Class | 1902 |
| Career history | |
| College | Virginia (1900–1901) |
| Personal information | |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
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Bradley Walker (October 14, 1877 – February 3, 1951) was a celebrated southern college football player and official as well an attorney. The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega called Walker "one of the all-time greats in Southern athletic history."
Bradley Walker was born on October 14, 1877 in Columbia, Tennessee to William Overton Walker and Alice Cabler. His father was a farmer and a lumberman. Walker graduated as a licensed instructor from Peabody College in 1897, received his bachelors in 1898 from the University of Nashville, and his LL.B. at the University of Virginia in 1902.
Walker starred in football, baseball, and track at the University of Virginia. He later also played tennis and golf.
Walker was a prominent fullback and tackle for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Virginia in 1900 was Southern champion and gave the Sewanee Tigers their first defeat since 1897 by a score of 17 to 5. One account of the Sewanee game reads "Bradley Walker, full-back, is the strongest and heaviest player on the team." In the game against the Carlisle Indians he grabbed Hawley Pierce, Carlisle's biggest player, and carried him ten yards with him dangling over his shoulder.
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