Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1913)
Biographical details | |
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Born | Anniston, Alabama, U.S. | April 9, 1913
Died | December 22, 1943 Brazil | (aged 30)
Alma mater | University of Alabama |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1936–1937 | El Dorado HS |
1937–1938 | VMI (asst.) |
1938–1942 | VMI |
Football | |
1936 | El Dorado HS |
1937–1941 | VMI (asst.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 27–39 (basketball) |
James Edwin Walker (April 9, 1913 – December 22, 1943) was an American football and basketball coach. Walker played both basketball and football for the University of Alabama before he took his first coaching job upon graduation at El Dorado High School. After only one year at El Dorado, Walker went on to serve as head basketball and as an assistant football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). During his tenure as head coach of the Keydets, Walker compiled an overall record of 27–39. In 1942, Walker resigned his coaching positions and joined the United States Navy. Walker died at the age of 30 in Brazil on December 22, 1943, as a result of injuries sustained as part of his military service.
Early years
Walker was born in 1913 in
Coaching career
After he graduated from Alabama in 1935, Walker served as head basketball coach, football coach and
Head coaching record
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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VMI (Southern Conference) (1938–1942) | |||||||||
1938–39 | VMI | 7–10 | 6–6 | T–9th | |||||
1939–40 | VMI | 3–12 | 2–9 | 14th | |||||
1940–41 | VMI | 10–6 | 8–4 | T–5th | |||||
1941–42 | VMI | 7–11 | 5–9 | 10th | |||||
VMI: | 27–39 | ||||||||
Total: | 27–39 |
Military service
In 1942, Walker resigned his coaching positions and joined the United States Navy, and he was trained as a pilot at the Georgia Pre-Flight school.[1][2] Walker made the rank of first lieutenant with the Navy but later died in service in Brazil on December 22, 1943.[2] His body was not returned until 1948, when he was buried at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park on April 22, 1948.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Jimmy Walker dies of wounds". The Tuscaloosa News. December 27, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Reed, Delbert (July 17, 1996). "Jimmy Walker is now more than just a name". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 2E. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ^ Thornton, Jay (January 11, 1935). "Jimmy Walker, Smith elected as '35 captains". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ^ "To coach at El Dorado, Ark. high". The Tuscaloosa News. August 17, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ^ "2010–11 VMI Basketball Season Prospectus". Lexington, VA: VMI Athletic Communications Office. 2010. p. 32. Retrieved September 27, 2013.