Doak Walker

Doak Walker
	Doak Walker (1948)
Positions: ; Halfback , ; Kicker , Punter	Jersey number (s):; 37
	born January 1, 1927 in Dallas , Texas
	died on September 27, 1998 in Steamboat Springs , Colorado
Career information
	Active : 1950 - 1955
	NFL Draft : 1949 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
	College : SMU
Teams
	Detroit Lions ( 1950 - 1955 );
Career statistics
erlaufene yards	1,520
Touchdowns	33
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
	Heisman Trophy (1948); Maxwell Award (1947); 2 × Cotton Bowl Classic MVP (1948, 1949); NFL Rookie of the Year (1950); 2 × NFL winners (1952, 1953); 5 × Pro Bowls (1950–1951, 1953–1955); 5 × All-Pro (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955); # 37 banned from the Detroit Lions;
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Ewell Doak Walker (born January 1, 1927 in Dallas , Texas , † September 27, 1998 in Steamboat Springs , Colorado ) was an American American football player .

He played in college football for the Southern Methodist University team between 1945 and 1949 and received the Maxwell Award during his college career in 1947 and the Heisman Trophy for best player a year later . In the 1949 NFL Draft he was hired by the Detroit Lions , for whom he was active from 1950 to 1955. He was named the NFL Rookie of the Year Award in 1950 and won the National Football League (NFL) championship with the Detroit Lions in 1952 and 1953 . In 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 and 1955 he took part a total of five times in the Pro Bowl , the NFL's all-star game .

Doak Walker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 . His shirt number 37 is no longer used by the Detroit Lions . The Doak Walker Award , which has been presented since 1990 for the best running back in college , is named after him . He was married twice, his second marriage to the skier Gladys Werner , and the father of four children. He died in September 1998 as a result of a skiing accident that he suffered in January of the same year.

literature

Walker, Ewell Doak, Jr. In: Edward J. Rielly: Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln 2009, ISBN 0-80-329012-8 , p. 384

Web links

Heisman Trophy 1948 - 14th Award: Doak Walker ( Memento from October 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English, with picture)

personal data
SURNAME	Walker, Doak
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Walker, Ewell Doak
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American football player and winner of the 1948 Heisman Trophy
DATE OF BIRTH	January 1, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dallas
DATE OF DEATH	September 27, 1998
Place of death	Steamboat Springs

Doak Walker
Doak Walker (1948)
Positions: Halfback , Kicker , Punter	Jersey number (s): 37
born January 1, 1927 in Dallas , Texas
died on September 27, 1998 in Steamboat Springs , Colorado
Career information
Active : 1950 - 1955
NFL Draft : 1949 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
College : SMU
Teams
Detroit Lions ( 1950 - 1955 )
Career statistics
erlaufene yards	1,520
Touchdowns	33
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Heisman Trophy (1948) Maxwell Award (1947) 2 × Cotton Bowl Classic MVP (1948, 1949) NFL Rookie of the Year (1950) 2 × NFL winners (1952, 1953) 5 × Pro Bowls (1950–1951, 1953–1955) 5 × All-Pro (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955) # 37 banned from the Detroit Lions
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame


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