Horace Walker (basketball)

Horace Walker
Personal information
Born (1937-04-17)April 17, 1937
Chester, Pennsylvania
Died June 7, 2001(2001-06-07) (aged 64)
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Chester
(Chester, Pennsylvania)
College Michigan State (1957–1960)
NBA draft 1960 / Round: 4 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Position Forward
Number 15
Career history
1961 Denver-Chicago Trucking (NIBL)
1961–1962 Chicago Packers
1962–1963 Trenton Colonials (EBA)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Horace L. Walker (April 17, 1937 – June 7, 2001) is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. As a senior at Michigan State University, he was named to the AP All-America third team.[1] Walker was then drafted with the sixth pick in the fourth round of the 1960 NBA Draft by the St. Louis Hawks. On June 24, 1961 he was traded to the Chicago Packers for a fourth-round pick in the 1962 NBA Draft. In his one season with the Packers, Walker averaged 6.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.[2]

References

  1. "NCAA College Basketball AP All-America Teams". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. "Horace Walker NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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