1. Darius A'Dunte Walker was born on October 21,1985 and is a former American football running back in the National Football League and current college football analyst for TruTV.
19 Facts About Darius Walker
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Darius Walker worked as a college football analyst and sideline reporter for MountainWest Sports Network in 2011.
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Darius Walker was signed by the Houston Texans in 2007.
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Darius Walker was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Georgia and selected as the Georgia prep player of the year for 2003 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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At Notre Dame, Darius Walker owns the school record for most receptions in a season by a running back and most career receptions by a running back.
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Darius Walker led the Irish in rushing in all three seasons, becoming just the sixth player in school history to do so the first since Autry Denson.
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Darius Walker recorded the sixth-best single-season rushing total in Notre Dame history as a junior when he gained a career-high 1,267 yards on 255 carries, scoring seven touchdowns.
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Darius Walker became just the fourth Notre Dame running back in school history to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in consecutive seasons, joining Vagas Ferguson, Allen Pinkett and Denson.
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Darius Walker ran for 1,196 yards on 253 carries and nine touchdowns as a sophomore, opening the season with four rushing performances of 100 yards or more, the first player in Notre Dame history to do so.
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Darius Walker announced he would leave Notre Dame for the NFL in a press conference a week after the Sugar Bowl.
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In 2009, Darius Walker returned to the University of Notre Dame to finish his degree.
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Darius Walker signed a contract with the Houston Texans after not being taken in the 2007 NFL draft.
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In Week 14, Darius Walker led the team with 16 carries for 46 yards and finishing second with six receptions for 35 yards against Tampa Bay.
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On May 7,2009, Darius Walker signed a two-year contract with the Denver Broncos.
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Darius Walker signed with the Dallas Cowboys on December 15,2009, for $250,000 on a one-year deal.
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Darius Walker attended classes at the University of Houston while he played in the NFL for the Houston Texans in 2008, before eventually returning to Notre Dame and completing his degree in 2009.
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Darius Walker is the son of Jimmy Walker, a former All-American defensive tackle at the University of Arkansas who played in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Darius Walker served in the Nixon administration, working at the Office of Economic Opportunity.
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Darius Walker's uncle Hugh Jernigan played at the University of Arkansas as a defensive back and was a ninth round draft pick of the Detroit Lions in 1981.