Born: March 19, 1908
Hometown: Gulfport, MS
Year Induction: 1969
Deceased : March 20, 1981
Member of the Ole Miss backfield tabbed “The Flying Five” by sports writers which also included Tadpole Smith, Rube Wilcox, Doodle Rushing and Lee T. (Cowboy) Woodruff
Honorable Mention All-American Back (’28)
With Babe Zaharias, won the 6th Annual Florida Mixed Two Ball Open Golf Tournament, Orlando, FL
Detroit Tigers (1931-1937)
Chicago White Sox (1938-1939) – All-Star American League (’37)
Washington Nationals (1940)
Cleveland Indians (1941)
Cincinnati Reds (1942-1946)
Columbia, SC, Manager (1947-1950)
On 1937 opening day with the Detroit Tigers, Walker hit for the famous cycle: home run, triple, double, and single.
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