Malcolm Walker (American football)
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Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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| Positions | Center, Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | May 24, 1943 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | May 9, 2022 (aged 78) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | South Oak Cliff (Dallas) | ||||||||
| College | Rice (1961-1964) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1965: 2nd round, 19th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1965: 2nd round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||
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Malcolm Walker (May 24, 1943 – May 9, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Rice Owls.
Walker attended South Oak Cliff High School, where he practiced football and basketball, receiving All-City honors in both sports.
He accepted a football scholarship from Rice University in 1966, where he was a two-way player and a three-year starter, playing center on offense and linebacker on defense.
He was a two-time All-SWC selection (1963 and 1964), a first-team (1964) and third-team All-American (1963). He also was an All-Academic selection as mathematics major. As a senior, he played in the East–West Shrine Game, the Senior Bowl and the Chicago College All-Star Game.
Walker was named one of the 55 greatest football players at Rice University and was inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame in 1976.