Dick Walker (Australian footballer)

Edward Slann Kishere (10 August 1872 – 3 December 1947), also known as Dick Walker, was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family
The son of William John Slann Kishere (1830-1871),  and Jane Elizabeth Kishere (1842-1919), née Clydesdale, later Mrs. William Charles Walker (1846-1922), whom she married on 2 September 1874,   Edward Slann Kishere was born at Geelong, Victoria, on 10 August 1872.

He married Isabel Sarah Cottrill (1875-1961) on 7 January 1903. They had two children.

Football
Known as "Dick", he played his entire career as "Dick Walker": i.e., using the family name of his mother's second husband, whom she married when he was just 2 years old.

Geelong (VFA)
He played in 25 matches (scoring 5 goals) for the Geelong team that played in the VFA from 1893 to 1896.

Geelong (VFL)
He played in 14 matches (scoring 10 goals) for the Geelong team that played in the VFL in 1898.

Carlton (VFL)
He played in 11 matches (scoring 7 goals) for the Carlton team that played in the VFL in 1899.

After football
From 1818 to 1925, as "Mr. E.S. Kishere", he was the proprietor of the Annears Furnishing Warehouse in Ryrie Street, Geelong.

Death
He died in a Geelong hospital on 3 December 1947.