Ed Walker (American football)

Ed Walker
Biographical details
Born	March 25, 1901; Jonesboro, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	June 16, 1972 (aged 71); Jackson, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1924–1926	Stanford
Position(s)	End, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927–1928	Stanford (line)
1929	Columbia (line)
1930–1937	Ole Miss
1945	Second Air Force
Basketball
1930–1935	Ole Miss
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1930–1938	Ole Miss
Head coaching record
Overall	41–45–8 (football); 46–36 (basketball)
Bowls	0–1

Edgar Lee Walker^[1] (March 25, 1901 – June 16, 1972) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator.^[2] He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 1930 to 1937, compiling a record of 38–38–8. Walker was also the head basketball coach at Ole Miss from 1930 to 1935, tallying a mark of 46–36.

During World War II, Walker served in the United States Army Air Forces and was head coach of the 1945 Second Air Force Superbombers football team.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Ole Miss Rebels (Southern Conference) (1930–1932)
1930	Ole Miss	3–5–1	1–5	T–9th
1931	Ole Miss	2–6–1	1–5	21st
1932	Ole Miss	5–6	2–3	T–12th
Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (1933–1937)
1933	Ole Miss	6–3–2	2–2–1	T–6th
1934	Ole Miss	4–5–1	2–3–1	8th
1935	Ole Miss	9–3	3–1	3rd	L Orange
1936	Ole Miss	5–5–2	0–3–1	12th
1937	Ole Miss	4–5–1	0–4	11th
Ole Miss:		38–38–8	11–26–3
Second Air Force Superbombers (Army Air Forces League) (1945)
1945	Second Air Force	3–7	1–5	7th
Second Air Force:		3–7	1–5
Total:		41–45–8

References[edit]

^ Barner, W.G. (1982). Mississippi Mayhem. Leisure Press. ISBN 9780932520043. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
^ The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA), June 21, 1972
^ Dryer, Braven (September 14, 1945). "The Sports Parade". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 10, part I. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

External links[edit]

Ed Walker at Find a Grave

[google-1] Barner, W.G. (1982). Mississippi Mayhem. Leisure Press. ISBN 9780932520043. Retrieved May 14, 2015.

[2] The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA), June 21, 1972

[3] Dryer, Braven (September 14, 1945). "The Sports Parade". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 10, part I. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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