Russ Walker | |
Fullname: | Russ Walker |
Birth Date: | 1962 9, df=y |
Birth Place: | Cumbria, England |
Club1: | Barrow |
Year1start: | 1985 |
Year1end: | 89 |
Appearances1: | 109 |
Tries1: | 19 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 76 |
Club2: | Hull FC |
Year2start: | 1990 |
Year2end: | 95 |
Appearances2: | 154 |
Tries2: | 13 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 52 |
Teama: | Cumbria |
Yearastart: | 1990 |
Yearaend: | 94 |
Appearancesa: | 3 |
Triesa: | 0 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
Coachteam1: | Hull FC |
Coachyear1start: | 1994 |
Coachyear1end: | 95 |
Coachgames1: | 16 |
Coachwins1: | 5 |
Coachdraws1: | 0 |
Coachlosses1: | 11 |
Source: | [1] |
Retired: | yes |
Russ Walker (born 1 September 1962) is a former professional rugby League footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, playing for Barrow and Hull FC, as a or .
Russ Walker was a tough tackler who combined his career with a job as a milkman, retired from rugby, he now works in the petrochemical industry in Barrow-in-Furness.
Walker was signed by Hull in January 1990 for a fee of £25,000.[2] He played, and scored a try in Hull FC's 14–4 victory over Widnes in the Premiership Final during the 1990–91 season at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991.[3]
From 1994 to 1995 Walker was joint team coach of Hull FC with Phil Windley.[4]