Doak Walker
circa 1948
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| Position: | Halfback, kicker, punter | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 1, 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death: | September 27, 1998 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death: | Steamboat Springs, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Highland Park (TX) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | SMU | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1949 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 1,520 |
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| Average: | 4.9 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 12 |
| Receptions: | 152 |
| Receiving yards: | 2,539 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 21 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Ewell Doak Walker Jr. (January 1, 1927 – September 27, 1998) was an American football player. He played college football as a halfback at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1948. Walker then played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions for six seasons, from 1950 to 1955.
Walker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. The Doak Walker Award, awarded annually since 1990 to the top running back in college football, is named after him.
Born in Dallas, Texas, Walker's father was the assistant superintendent of schools for Dallas, serving as director of personnel. Walker attended Highland Park High School in University Park, where he was a five-sport athlete in football, basketball, baseball, swimming, and track and field. In 1944, Doak Walker led his high school football team to the State Championship, where the team fought valiantly for a tie. He and future college and NFL star Bobby Layne were teammates at Highland Park; Layne played college football at the University of Texas in Austin.
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