Peter Walker (footballer)

Peter Walker
Personal information
Date of birth	(1942-06-12)12 June 1942
Date of death	8 July 2010(2010-07-08) (aged 68)
Original team(s)	Beeac
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1960–1971	Geelong	159 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Walker (12 June 1942 – 8 July 2010^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

Family

His grandson Josh Walker currently plays for North Melbourne.

Football

A centre-half back who was originally from Beeac, Walker won the Carji Greeves Medal for Geelong's best and fairest player in 1965 and represented Victoria in nine interstate matches.^[2]

On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

See also

• 1963 Miracle Match

References

1. Premiership Cat Peter Walker dies
2. WHERE ARE THEY: Geelong Cat champion Peter Walker

External links

• Peter Walker's playing statistics from AFL Tables