Years Club Name Ray Walker | ||
Date of birth (1941-12-18)18 December 1941 1959-1965
1965-1968
1969-1970 Footscray
Burnie
Penguin Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Original team Braybrook Sporting Club | ||
Ray Walker (born 18 December 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Walker played with Footscray as a back pocket. He was an excellent mark and had good football brain.
Walker played 72 games for Footscray (1959–65), won the Walker won Footscray's 1963 Best and Fairest award and was selected to represent Victoria.
In 1966 Walker moved to Tasmania to pursue coaching. He was a premiership captain coach during his 6 years in Tasmania.
From 1972-87 Walker worked as a commentator for channel 9 and on ABC radio.
His football credentials include five years (1981–85) as a VFL State selector and three years as chairman of selectors for the Footscray Football Club. Ray was awarded Life Membership of the club in 1999.
Walker is a current Bulldogs hall of fame selector.