Walton was a prominent end for the Ole Miss Rebels football team.
[3][4][5] He once stripped Ray Morrison of Vanderbilt 10 yards short of the goal.
Heisman describes Walton: "This chap weighs 180 stripped, is fast as a deer, willing as a shepherd dog, strong as an ox, and has the judgment of a football player.
And when it came to getting down the field and nailing his man under punts he proved himself a perfect demon.
[6] In 1917 Walton was appointed by the Fosdick Commission to direct Army camp athletics in Syracuse, New York.