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Ewell Doak Walker II (January 1, 1927 – September 27, 1998) was an American football halfback and kicker who played with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons from 1950 to 1955.
Sep 28, 1998 · Doak Walker, the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner who starred on two NFL championship teams and was paralyzed in a skiing accident earlier this year, died Sunday at 71. Walker died at Routt...
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Doak Walker epitomized leadership, sportsmanship, and academic and athletic achievement during his storied career at SMU in the late 1940's. Gracing the covers of numerous national magazines, "the Doaker" was a national phenomenon.
Doak Walker, a three-time All-America and the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner while at Southern Methodist, brought glowing credentials to pro football when he joined the Detroit Lions in 1950. Yet many National Football League scouts honestly felt that, at 5-11 and 173 pounds, Doak was too small.
Sep 28, 1998 · Doak Walker, the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner and one of college football's legendary heroes, died yesterday at Routt Hospital in Steamboat Springs, Colo. He was 71.
Dec 8, 2023 · Explore the remarkable journey of Ewell Doak Walker II, a football legend renowned for his extraordinary career with the Detroit Lions and Heisman Trophy triumph at SMU.
Doak Walker. RB | Junior | Southern Methodist University. Walker captured SMU’s first Heisman in 1948 while leading the Mustangs to a 9-1-1 record and a 10th-place poll finish. He is the second junior to win the award. Born in Dallas, Texas, Ewell Doak Walker lettered in five sports at Highland Park High.
Doak Walker was one of the most decorated athletes of all time. He was a three-time All-America halfback for Southern Methodist. He won the Maxwell Award in 1947, won the Heisman in 1948, and was named Player of the Year by Collier's Magazine in 1949. Walker played for SMU as a Freshman in 1945.
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