George R. Walker Explained

George R. Walker
Alma Mater:Illinois (1948)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1955–1960
Coach Team2:St. Augustine's
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1955–1957
Coach Team4:St. Augustine's
Overall Record:30–18–2 (football)
20–20 (basketball)

George R. Walker (16 February 1926 - 2003) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head football coach at St. Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina from 1955 to 1960. Walker was also the head basketball coach at St. Augustine's from 1955 to 1957.[1]

Walker was also an NCAA champion hurdler for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He died in 2003, aged 77.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. News: George R. Walker. ncaa.org. January 18, 2018.
  2. Web site: PEARSON . MIKE . 2022-05-22 . Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: George Walker . 2024-05-09 . The News-Gazette . en.