Gerald H. Walker - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (original) (raw)

College Career

Member of the Ole Miss backfield tabbed “The Flying Five” by sports writers which also included Tadpole Smith, Rube Wilcox, Doodle Rushing and Lee T. (Cowboy) Woodruff

Honorable Mention All-American Back (’28)

With Babe Zaharias, won the 6th Annual Florida Mixed Two Ball Open Golf Tournament, Orlando, FL

Professional Career

Detroit Tigers (1931-1937)

• Played in two World Series Games in 1934 and 1935 with the Tigers winning in 1935

Chicago White Sox (1938-1939) – All-Star American League (’37)

Washington Nationals (1940)

Cleveland Indians (1941)

Cincinnati Reds (1942-1946)

• Career Stats: G-1783; BA-.294; At Bats-6,771; H-1,991; R-954; RBI-997; PO-3,665; 2B-399; 3B-76; HR-124

Columbia, SC, Manager (1947-1950)

Did You Know?

On 1937 opening day with the Detroit Tigers, Walker hit for the famous cycle: home run, triple, double, and single.