Speedy Walker

Speedy Walker
Florida Gators
Position Halfback
Career history
College Florida (1926–1927)
High school Hillsborough
Personal information
Date of birth (1906-12-12)December 12, 1906
Date of death March 1, 2004(2004-03-01) (aged 97)
Place of death Mobile, Alabama
Weight 133 lb (60 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Ion Sessions "Speedy" Walker (December 12, 1906 – March 1, 2004) was a college football and basketball player. A native of Tampa, Walker attended Hillsborough High School with Dutch Stanley. He was a prominent triple threat halfback for coach Tom Sebring's Florida Gators football teams in 1926 and 1927.[1] The smallest member of the backfield,[2] Walker played as a quarterback in 1924 on the freshman team.[3][4][5] He backed up Goof Bowyer at quarterback on the varsity.[6] He was also the senior captain of the basketball team during the 1927–28 season.[7][8][9] He was a forward on the basketball team.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://floridagators.com/news/2006/9/21/10914.aspx
  2. ↑ "6 Gators Will Close Careers At University". St. Petersburg Times. November 30, 1927.
  3. ↑ "Baby 'Gators Hand Southern Beating". Miami Tribune. October 25, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved January 29, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Virgil M. Newton (October 16, 1924). "'Gator Sport Gossip". Miami Tribune. p. 7. Retrieved January 29, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Dillon Graham, Jr. (September 26, 1925). "Information About Gators". The Evening Independent.
  6. ↑ "Gator Working For Big Game". St. Petersburg Times. November 3, 1927.
  7. ↑ http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Games/19270103Florida.html
  8. ↑ http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/SC/1928.html
  9. ↑ Florida Football 2014 Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida (2014).
  10. ↑ "Florida Cage Prospects Not Bright At This Time". November 23, 1927.

External links

Speedy Walker at Find a Grave

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