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Doak Walker

Ewell Doak Walker II

Position: HB-DB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 173 lbs.

Born: January 1, 1927 in Dallas, TX
Died: September 27, 1998 in Steamboat Springs, CO
College: SMU   (school history)
Drafted by the New York Bulldogs in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 58 (1084th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1986, finalist in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 19, 2013 10:25PM
All-Time Rank: #316. Clyde Simmons… #317. Too Tall Jones… #318. Chuck Foreman… #319. DOAK WALKER… #320. Kellen Winslow… #321. Ahman Green… #322. La'Roi Glover… 

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P AV
1950*+ 23 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 18 8 44.4% 41 38 92.7% 32 1278 61 1 39.9 14
1951*+ 24 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 12 6 50.0% 44 43 97.7% 9 316 50 0 35.1 14
1952 25 DET 37 7 5 3 60.0% 5 5 100.0% 4
1953*+ 26 DET K/LH 37 12 19 12 63.2% 29 27 93.1% 12
1954*+ 27 DET K 37 12 17 11 64.7% 43 43 100.0% 12
1955* 28 DET K/LH 37 12 16 9 56.3% 29 27 93.1% 9 362 59 0 40.2 8
Career 67 87 49 56.3% 191 183 95.8% 50 1956 61 1 39.1 64

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1950*+ 23 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 83 386 5 30 4.7 32.2 6.9 35 534 15.3 6 43 2.9 44.5 920 11 3
1951*+ 24 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 79 356 2 34 4.5 29.7 6.6 22 421 19.1 4 63 1.8 35.1 777 6 1
1952 25 DET 37 7 26 106 0 20 4.1 15.1 3.7 11 90 8.2 0 18 1.6 12.9 196 0 1
1953*+ 26 DET K/LH 37 12 66 337 2 50 5.1 28.1 5.5 30 502 16.7 3 83 2.5 41.8 839 5 2
1954*+ 27 DET K 37 12 32 240 1 38 7.5 20.0 2.7 32 564 17.6 3 66 2.7 47.0 804 4 1
1955* 28 DET K/LH 37 12 23 95 2 51 4.1 7.9 1.9 22 428 19.5 5 70 1.8 35.7 523 7 1
Career 67 309 1520 12 51 4.9 22.7 4.6 152 2539 16.7 21 83 2.3 37.9 4059 33 9

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1950*+ 23 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 5 77 0 29 15.4 10 225 0 48 22.5 1222
1951*+ 24 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 7 85 0 19 12.1 15 408 0 63 27.2 1270
1953*+ 26 DET K/LH 37 12 4 139 0 54 34.8 978
1954*+ 27 DET K 37 12 4 117 1 70 29.3 8 172 0 33 21.5 1093
1955* 28 DET K/LH 37 12 2 5 0 5 2.5 1 24 0 24 24.0 552
Career 67 18 284 1 70 15.8 38 968 0 63 25.5 5311

Passing

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
1950*+ 23 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 1 7 14.3 6 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 0.9 0.9 6.0 0.5 39.6 0 0
1951*+ 24 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 2 5 40.0 29 1 20.0 0 0.0 22 5.8 9.8 14.5 2.4 99.2 0 0
1952 25 DET 37 7 1 2 50.0 9 0 0.0 1 50.0 9 4.5 -18.0 9.0 1.3 22.9
1953*+ 26 DET K/LH 37 12 3 7 42.9 31 1 14.3 0 0.0 23 4.4 7.3 10.3 2.6 95.8
1954*+ 27 DET K 37 12 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 -11.3 0.0 0.0
1955* 28 DET K/LH 37 12 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
Career 67 7 28 25.0 75 2 7.1 2 7.1 23 2.7 0.9 10.7 1.1 33.6 0 0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1950*+ 23 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 1 40 0 40 0 0 3 0 0 0
1951*+ 24 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 0 1 2 0 0
1952 25 DET 37 7 0 1 0 0 0
1953*+ 26 DET K/LH 37 12 0 2 0 0 0
1954*+ 27 DET K 37 12 0 1 0 0 0
1955* 28 DET K/LH 37 12 1 20 0 20 0 0 1 1 0 0
Career 67 2 60 0 40 0 0 9 3 0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1950*+ 23 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 5 6 11 38 8 128
1951*+ 24 DET K/KR/LH 37 12 2 4 6 43 6 97
1952 25 DET 37 7 5 3 14
1953*+ 26 DET K/LH 37 12 2 3 5 27 12 93
1954*+ 27 DET K 37 12 1 3 1 5 43 11 106
1955* 28 DET K/LH 37 12 2 5 7 27 9 96
Career 67 12 21 1 34 183 49 534

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1950
1951
1953
1954
1955

First-Team All-Pro
1950
1951
1953
1954

Rushing TD
1950 NFL 5 (8)

Long Rush
1953 NFL 50 (10)

Yds/Rushing Att
1950 NFL 4.7 (7)

Receiving TD
1950 NFL 6 (6)

Long Reception
1953 NFL 83 (2)

Yds/Reception
1953 NFL 16.7 (10)
Career 16.7 (104)

Touchdowns
1950 NFL 11 (2)
1955 NFL 7 (10)

Points Scored
1950 NFL 128 (1)
1951 NFL 97 (3)
1953 NFL 93 (3)
1954 NFL 106 (2)
1955 NFL 96 (1)
Career 534 (148)

Rushing/Receiving TD
1950 NFL 11 (2)
1955 NFL 7 (10)

Non-Offensive TDs
1954 NFL 1 (7)

Yds From Scrimmage
1950 NFL 920 (7)

All-Purpose Yds
1950 NFL 1222 (5)
1951 NFL 1270 (3)
1954 NFL 1093 (6)

Yds/Touch
1950 NFL 9.2 (7)
1951 NFL 10.3 (5)
1953 NFL 9.8 (3)
1954 NFL 14.4 (1)

Kick Returns
1951 NFL 15 (7)

Kick Return Yds
1951 NFL 408 (9)

Long Kick Return
1951 NFL 63 (5)

Yds/Kick Return
1951 NFL 27.2 (5)

Punt Return Yds
1954 NFL 117 (6)

Punt Return TD
1954 NFL 1 (1)
Career 1 (155)

Long Punt Return
1954 NFL 70 (2)

Extra Pt Made
1950 NFL 38 (3)
1951 NFL 43 (1)
1953 NFL 27 (5)
1954 NFL 43 (1)
1955 NFL 27 (7)
Career 183 (116)

Extra Pt Att
1950 NFL 41 (3)
1951 NFL 44 (1)
1953 NFL 29 (5)
1954 NFL 43 (1)
1955 NFL 29 (8)
Career 191 (114)

Extra Point %
Career 95.812% (125)

Total Field Goals Made
1950 NFL 8 (2)
1951 NFL 6 (6)
1952 NFL 3 (10)
1953 NFL 12 (2)
1954 NFL 11 (3)
1955 NFL 9 (7)
Career 49 (160)

Field Goals Att
1950 NFL 18 (2)
1951 NFL 12 (9)
1953 NFL 19 (6)
1954 NFL 17 (5)
1955 NFL 16 (8)
Career 87 (155)

Field Goal %
1950 NFL 44.444% (7)
1951 NFL 50.000% (5)
1953 NFL 63.158% (3)
1954 NFL 64.706% (2)
1955 NFL 56.250% (4)
Career 56.322% (148)

Long Punt
1955 NFL 59 (8)

Punts Blocked
1950 NFL 1 (4)

   

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19501st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19502nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19501st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19511st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19511st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19511st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19531st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19532nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19532nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19541st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19541st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19541st TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19541st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19552nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19552nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19551st TeamAll-NFLSporting News