Ken Walker (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

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

Australian rules footballer

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

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]

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

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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.

## Links

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* 1950 - Benalla FC team photo
* 1951 - Ken Walker photo

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