Ken Walker (footballer)

Kenneth H. Walker (17 October 1919 – 25 July 2013)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

For other people with similar names, see Kenneth Walker (disambiguation).

Ken Walker
Personal information
Full name Kenneth H. Walker
Date of birth (1919-10-17)17 October 1919
Place of birth Bendigo, Victoria
Date of death 25 July 2013(2013-07-25) (aged 93)
Original team(s) Preston
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–1945 St Kilda 109 (81)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Walker, a key position player, played 109 games for St Kilda, from 1938 to 1945.[3] He won St Kilda's Best and fairest award back to back in 1942 and 1943.[4]

He was playing coach of Burnie in 1946, then coached Launceston to three successive grand finals, which were all lost to rival North Launceston.[5][6]

In 1950 and 1951, Walker was captain-coach of Benalla.[7]

Walker was later elected as the inaugural President of the Benalla Junior Football League in 1953.[8]

For many years, Walker was part of the ground staff at the Moorabbin Oval.[9]

References
  1. "Vale Ken Walker". St Kilda Football Club.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. "Ken Walker". AFL Tables.
  4. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. Melbourne: AFL Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9580300-5-2.
  5. "Launceston's Captain, K. Walker, Returning to Melbourne". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 1 November 1949. p. 9 Section: The Examiner WOMEN'S SECTION. Retrieved 23 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Farewell to K. Walker". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 19 December 1949. p. 14. Retrieved 23 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Ken Walker Benalla's Captain-Coach Retires". Benalla Ensign. Vic. 30 August 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 23 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "1953 - FORMER FOOTBALL COACH NEW LEAGUE PRESIDENT". Benalla Ensign. 12 March 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. Holmesby, Luke. "Vale Ken Walker". St Kilda Football Club. Retrieved 26 February 2019.


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