Peahead Walker
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 17, 1899 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Died | July 16, 1970 (aged 71) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1921 | Wilson Bugs |
| 1923 | Wilson Bugs |
| 1924 | Norfolk Tars |
| 1924 | Rochester Tribe |
| 1925 | Norfolk Tars |
| 1927 | Wilson Bugs |
| 1928–1929 | York White Roses |
| 1930 | Bloomington Cubs |
| 1930 | Decatur Commodores |
| 1931 | Winston-Salem Twins |
| 1932 | Wilmington Pirates |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926 | Atlantic Christian |
| 1927–1936 | Elon |
| 1937–1950 | Wake Forest |
| 1951 | Yale (assistant) |
| 1952–1959 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1937 | Elon |
| Baseball | |
| 1928–1937 | Elon |
| 1937–1939 | Snow Hill Billies |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 127–93–10 (college football) 124–84 (college basketball) 124–61 (college baseball) 59–48–1 (CFL) |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 North State (1933–1936) |
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Douglas Clyde "Peahead" Walker (February 17, 1899 – July 16, 1970) was an American football and baseball player, and coach of American football, Canadian football, basketball, and baseball. Walker served as the head football coach at Atlantic Christian College—now Barton College—in 1926, at Elon University from 1927 to 1936, and at Wake Forest University from 1937 to 1950, compiling a career college football record of 127–93–10. At Elon, Walker was also the head basketball coach (1927–1937) and the head baseball coach (1928–1937). In 1952 Walker moved to the Canadian Football League (CFL) to become the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes. He remained with the team until 1959, tallying a mark of 59–48–1 in eight seasons. Walker also played minor league baseball with a number of clubs between 1921 and 1932. He managed the Snow Hill Billies of the Coastal Plain League from 1937 to 1939.
Walker was born on February 17, 1899 in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Howard College in Birmingham in 1922, and later became the head football coach at an Alabama high school from 1922 through 1925.
Walker played minor league baseball in parts of eleven seasons spanning 1921 to 1932. Primarily a shortstop, he also played at second base and third base. He posted a career .300 batting average and 30 home runs in 1078 games. Notably, he batted over .320 four times, with a career-high of .338 in 1928 with the York White Roses.
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