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).
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.
[3] As a member of the basketball team, Walker played forward and was named All-SEC for both the 1933–34 and 1934–35 seasons and as Kellogg All America in 1934–35.
[5] 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.