Ewell Doak Walker II (January 1, 1927 – September 27, 1998) was an American football halfback and kicker. He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, winning the Maxwell Award in 1947 and the Heisman Trophy in 1948.

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Doak Walker, a three-time All-America and the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner while at Southern Methodist, brought glowing credentials to pro football when he joined the Detroit Lions in 1950. Yet many National Football League scouts honestly felt …

Sep 28, 1998 · DENVER — Doak Walker, the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner who starred on two NFL championship teams and was paralyzed in a skiing accident earlier this year, died Sunday at 71. Walker died at Routt...

Doak Walker was a household name before he ever played a single NFL game. A former All American and Heisman Trophy winner out of SMU. Doak entered the NFL in 1950 with the Detroit Lions.

Doak Walker epitomized leadership, sportsmanship, and academic and athletic achievement during his storied career at SMU in the late 1940's. Gracing the covers of numerous national magazines, "the Doaker" was a national phenomenon.

Sep 27, 1998 · Walker was the number three overall selection in the 1949 NFL Draft by the Boston Yanks who eventually traded him to the Detroit Lions. Walker spent his entire six-year NFL career with the Lions, winning Rookie of the Year and helping the Lions win two NFL Championships.

Doak Walker. RB | Junior | Southern Methodist University. Walker captured SMU’s first Heisman in 1948 while leading the Mustangs to a 9-1-1 record and a 10th-place poll finish. He is the second junior to win the award. Born in Dallas, Texas, Ewell Doak Walker lettered in five sports at Highland Park High.

Doak Walker was one of the most decorated athletes of all time. He was a three-time All-America halfback for Southern Methodist. He won the Maxwell Award in 1947, won the Heisman in 1948, and was named Player of the Year by Collier's Magazine in 1949.

Doak Walker was one of the most decorated athletes of all time. He was a three-time All-America halfback for Southern Methodist. He won the Maxwell Award in 1947, won the Heisman in 1948, and was named Player of the Year by Collier's Magazine in 1949. Walker played for SMU as a freshman in 1945.