Doak Walker
American football player (1927–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ewell Doak Walker II (January 1, 1927 – September 27, 1998) was an American football halfback and kicker who played with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons from 1950 to 1955.[1][2] He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1948.
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Position: | Halfback Kicker | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1927-01-01)January 1, 1927 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Died: | September 27, 1998(1998-09-27) (aged 71) Steamboat Springs, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 173 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Highland Park (University Park, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College: | SMU (1945; 1947–1949) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1949 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||||||
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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.