Doak Walker
Ewell Doak Walker II
Born: January 1, 1927
Dallas, TX USA
Deceased: September 27, 1998
Steamboat Springs, CO
Position: HB-DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 173
College: SMU
High School: Highland Park (University Park, TX)
Career: 1950-1955
Drafted: 1949 in Round 1, #3 overall by the New York Bulldogs
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986
Doak Walker played from 1950 to 1955 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Walker ran for 1,520 yards in his career on 309 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 152 passes for 2,539 yards and 21 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 39.6 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 99.2 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 9 | 22.9 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 31 | 4.4 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 95.8 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 28 | 7 | 25.0 | 75 | 2.7 | 2 | 7.1 | 2 | 7.1 | 23 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 83 | 386 | 4.7 | 30 | 5 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 79 | 356 | 4.5 | 34 | 2 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 26 | 106 | 4.1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 66 | 337 | 5.1 | 50 | 2 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 240 | 7.5 | 38 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 51 | 2 |
| Totals | 309 | 1520 | 4.9 | 51 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 35 | 534 | 15.3 | 43 | 6 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 22 | 421 | 19.1 | 63 | 4 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 30 | 502 | 16.7 | 83 | 3 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 564 | 17.6 | 66 | 3 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 22 | 428 | 19.5 | 70 | 5 |
| Totals | 152 | 2539 | 16.7 | 83 | 21 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 41 | 38 | 92.7 | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 62 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 44 | 43 | 97.7 | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 61 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 14 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 29 | 27 | 93.1 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 63 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 76 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 29 | 27 | 93.1 | 16 | 9 | 56.2 | 54 |
| Totals | 191 | 183 | 95.8 | 87 | 49 | 56.3 | 330 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 1278 | 39.9 | 61 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 316 | 35.1 | 50 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 362 | 40.2 | 59 |
| Totals | 50 | 1956 | 39.1 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 29 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 117 | 29.2 | 70 | 1 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 284 | 15.8 | 70 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10 | 225 | 22.5 | 48 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 15 | 408 | 27.2 | 63 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 54 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 172 | 21.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 968 | 25.5 | 63 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 128 | ||||
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 97 | |||||
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | |||||||
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 93 | ||||||
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 106 | |||||
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 96 | ||||
| Totals | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 534 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1950 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1951 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1951 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1953 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1953 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1955 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1955 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
