Ed Walker | |
Birth Date: | 25 March 1901 |
Birth Place: | Jonesboro, Louisiana, U.S. |
Death Place: | Jackson, Louisiana, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1924–1926 |
Player Team2: | Stanford |
Player Positions: | End, halfback |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1927–1928 |
Coach Team2: | Stanford (line) |
Coach Years3: | 1929 |
Coach Team3: | Columbia (line) |
Coach Years4: | 1930–1937 |
Coach Team4: | Ole Miss |
Coach Years5: | 1945 |
Coach Team5: | Second Air Force |
Coach Sport6: | Basketball |
Coach Years7: | 1930–1935 |
Coach Team7: | Ole Miss |
Admin Years1: | 1930–1938 |
Admin Team1: | Ole Miss |
Overall Record: | 41–45–8 (football) 46–36 (basketball) |
Bowl Record: | 0–1 |
Edgar Lee Walker[1] (March 25, 1901 – June 16, 1972) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator.[2] He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 1930 to 1937, compiling a record of 38–38–8. Walker was also the head basketball coach at Ole Miss from 1930 to 1935, tallying a mark of 46–36.
During World War II, Walker served in the United States Army Air Forces and was head coach of the 1945 Second Air Force Superbombers football team.[3]