1. Wade Hampton Walker was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator.
12 Facts About Wade Walker
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Wade Walker played football as a tackle at the University of Oklahoma under head coaches Jim Tatum and Bud Wilkinson.
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Wade Walker served as the athletic director at Mississippi State and Oklahoma.
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Wade Walker was born in Mocksville, North Carolina, and attended college at the University of Oklahoma.
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Wade Walker played for the Oklahoma Sooners football team as a tackle from 1946 to 1949, and he served as the team captain for two seasons.
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In 1949, Wade Walker was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, and Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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Wade Walker is one of just three Sooners to have been named an all-conference player each of his four years.
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In 1950, Wade Walker worked as an assistant football coach at NC State.
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Wade Walker was an assistant coach with the Bulldogs from 1954 to 1955 before serving as Mississippi State's head football coach and athletic director from 1956 to 1961.
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Wade Walker returned to Oklahoma in 1971 to become the school's athletic director, and he served in that position until 1986.
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In 1987, Wade Walker moved to La Quinta, California and worked for the Landmark Land Company.
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Wade Walker died at his home in California on December 18,2013.