George R. Walker

George R. Walker
Biographical details
Alma materIllinois (1948)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1955–1960St. Augustine's
Basketball
1955–1957St. Augustine's
Head coaching record
Overall30–18–2 (football)
20–20 (basketball)

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]

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

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Football

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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

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  1. ^ George R. Walker at Track and Field Statistics [d] (registration required) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "George R. Walker". ncaa.org. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ PEARSON, MIKE (May 22, 2022). "Illini Legends, Lists and Lore: George Walker". The News-Gazette. Retrieved May 9, 2024.