Ken Walker (footballer)

For other people with similar names, see Kenneth Walker (disambiguation).

Kenneth H. Walker (17 October 1919 – 25 July 2013)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Ken Walker
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth H. Walker
Date of birth	(1919-10-17)17 October 1919
Place of birth	Bendigo, Victoria
Date of death	25 July 2013(2013-07-25) (aged 93)
Original team(s)	Preston
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1938–1945	St Kilda	109 (81)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Walker, a key position player, played 109 games for St Kilda, from 1938 to 1945.^[3] He won St Kilda's Best and fairest award back to back in 1942 and 1943.^[4]

He was playing coach of Burnie in 1946, then coached Launceston to three successive grand finals, which were all lost to rival North Launceston.^[5][6]

In 1950 and 1951, Walker was captain-coach of Benalla.^[7]

Walker was later elected as the inaugural President of the Benalla Junior Football League in 1953.^[8]

For many years, Walker was part of the ground staff at the Moorabbin Oval.^[9]