Peter Walker (footballer) explained

Peter Walker
Birth Date:12 June 1942
Originalteam:Beeac
Height:183 cm
Weight:76 kg
Statsend:1971
Years1:1960–1971
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:159 (1)

Peter Walker (12 June 1942 – 8 July 2010[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

Family

His grandson Josh Walker currently plays for .

Football

A centre-half back who was originally from Beeac, Walker won the Carji Greeves Medal for Geelong's best and fairest player in 1965 and represented Victoria in nine interstate matches.[2]

On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/07/09/189851_news.html Premiership Cat Peter Walker dies
  2. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/05/22/72261_gfc.html WHERE ARE THEY: Geelong Cat champion Peter Walker