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Peter Walker (footballer)

Peter Walker
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-06-12)12 June 1942
Date of death 8 July 2010(2010-07-08) (aged 68)
Original team(s) Beeac
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1960–1971 Geelong 159 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Walker (12 June 1942 – 8 July 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

A centre-half back who was originally from Beeac, Walker won the Carji Greeves Medal for Geelong's best and fairest player in 1965 and represented Victoria in nine interstate matches.

His grandson Josh Walker currently plays for Brisbane Lions, wearing Peter's old number 34.



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