Peahead Walker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peahead Walker

American football coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach, Canadian football coach

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1899

Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1970

Profession: basketball coach, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Douglas Clyde "Peahead" Walker (February 17, 1899 – July 16, 1970) was an American football and baseball player, and coach of American football, Canadian football, basketball, and baseball.
Walker served as the head football coach at Atlantic Christian College—now Barton College—in 1926, at Elon University from 1927 to 1936, and at Wake Forest University from 1937 to 1950, compiling a career college football record of 127–93–10.
At Elon, Walker was also the head basketball coach (1927–1937) and the head baseball coach (1928–1937).
In 1952 Walker moved to the Canadian Football League (CFL) to become the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes.
He remained with the team until 1959, tallying a mark of 59–48–1 in eight seasons.
Walker also played minor league baseball with a number of clubs between 1921 and 1932.
He managed the Snow Hill Billies of the Coastal Plain League from 1937 to 1939.