Bill Walker (American football)

Bill Walker
No. 75
Born:(1933-11-05)November 5, 1933
Homeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:July 26, 2019(2019-07-26) (aged 85)
West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)E, P
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
CollegeMaryland
NFL draft1955, round: 8, pick: 96
Drafted byDetroit Lions
Career history
As player
19561958Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards

William J. Walker (November 5, 1933 – July 26, 2019)[1] is an American former football and baseball player. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park where he played college football as an end and baseball as an outfielder.[2] Wire services twice named Walker to All-America football second teams and he was also selected to an All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team three years. Walker was named to the All-ACC baseball team once as well. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the eighth round of the 1955 NFL draft, but instead signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union.

  1. ^ William J. Walker's obituary
  2. ^ History/Records[permanent dead link], 2009 Maryland Baseball Media Guide, University of Maryland, p. 26, 2009.