Hazel Walker National collegiate athletic association athlete

Hazel Leona Walker (August 8, 1914 – December 18, 1990) was an amateur basketball player in the 1930s and 1940s. She is recognized as one of the greatest amateur basketball players of the era. Walker led her college team to the 1934 AAU National Championship, and earned All-American honors. She played professionally for the All American Red Heads Team, then left that organization to start her own barnstorming professional basketball team, the Arkansas Travelers. This team played for sixteen seasons against men's teams winning over 80% of their games. Walker was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 08, 1914
Birth place
Ashdown Arkansas , United States
Nationality
United States
Date of deathDecember 18, 1990
Place of death
Ashdown Arkansas , United States
Height (meters)1.7526

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National collegiate athletic association athlete

Career start1928
Career end1965

Topical connections

Andy LandersCollege coach
Archie Clark Basketball player
Andrew Lang Basketball player
Aaron OwensAthlete

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