Ken Walker (footballer) explained

Ken Walker
Fullname:Kenneth H. Walker
Birth Date:17 October 1919
Birth Place:Bendigo, Victoria
Originalteam:Preston
Height:183 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1945
Years1:1938–1945
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:109 (81)

Kenneth H. Walker (17 October 1919 – 25 July 2013)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Walker, a key position player, played 109 games for St Kilda, from 1938 to 1945.[3] He won St Kilda's Best and fairest award back to back in 1942 and 1943.[4]

He was playing coach of Burnie in 1946, then coached Launceston to three successive grand finals, which were all lost to rival North Launceston.[5] [6]

In 1950 and 1951, Walker was captain-coach of Benalla.[7]

Walker was later elected as the inaugural President of the Benalla Junior Football League in 1953.[8]

For many years, Walker was part of the ground staff at the Moorabbin Oval.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vale Ken Walker. St Kilda Football Club.
  2. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007 . Melbourne . 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. Web site: Ken Walker. AFL Tables.
  4. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004 . Melbourne . 978-0-9580300-5-2.
  5. News: Launceston's Captain, K. Walker, Returning to Melbourne. . . Launceston, Tasmania . 1 November 1949 . 23 March 2014 . 9 Section: The Examiner WOMEN'S SECTION . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Farewell to K. Walker. . . Launceston, Tasmania . 19 December 1949 . 23 March 2014 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Ken Walker Benalla's Captain-Coach Retires. . . Vic. . 30 August 1951 . 23 March 2014 . 12. National Library of Australia.
  8. Web site: 1953 - FORMER FOOTBALL COACH NEW LEAGUE PRESIDENT . Benalla Ensign . 22 June 2021 . 3 . 12 March 1953.
  9. Web site: Holmesby . Luke . Vale Ken Walker . St Kilda Football Club . 26 February 2019.

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