George R. Walker (16 February 1926 - 2003) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He was the head football coach at St. Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina from 1955 to 1960. Walker was also the head basketball coach at St. Augustine's from 1955 to 1957.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Illinois (1948) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1955–1960 | St. Augustine's |
| Basketball | |
| 1955–1957 | St. Augustine's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–18–2 (football) 20–20 (basketball) |
Walker was also an NCAA champion hurdler for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He died in 2003, aged 77.[3]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine's Falcons (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1955–1960) | |||||||||
| 1955 | St. Augustine's | 4–5 | 3–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1956 | St. Augustine's | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1957 | St. Augustine's | 2–4–1 | 2–4–1 | 13th | |||||
| 1958 | St. Augustine's | 6–2 | 6–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1959 | St. Augustine's | 7–2 | 6–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1960 | St. Augustine's | 5–4 | 4–4 | 11th | |||||
| St. Augustine's: | 30–18–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 30–18–2 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ George R. Walker at Track and Field Statistics (registration required)
- ^ "George R. Walker". ncaa.org. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ PEARSON, MIKE (May 22, 2022). "Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: George Walker". The News-Gazette. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
