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High school
  
Weight
  
133 lb (60 kg)

Place of death
  
Position
  
Date of birth
  
(1906-12-12)December 12, 1906

Date of death
  
March 1, 2004(2004-03-01) (aged 97)

Died
  
1 March 2004, Mobile, Alabama, United States

College
  
Florida Gators football (1926–1927)

Ion Sessions "Speedy" Walker (December 12, 1906 – March 1, 2004) was a college football and basketball player. A native of Tampa, Walker attended Hillsborough High School with Dutch Stanley. He was a prominent triple threat halfback for coach Tom Sebring's Florida Gators football teams in 1926 and 1927. The smallest member of the backfield, Walker played as a quarterback in 1924 on the freshman team. He backed up Goof Bowyer at quarterback on the varsity. He was also the senior captain of the basketball team during the 1927–28 season. He was a forward on the basketball team.

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Speedy Walker Wikipedia


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