Alvin "Skip" Walker is an American

United States

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 former professional football player, football coach and teacher. Walker was a Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 (CFL) running back who played for the Montreal Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes

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 and Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...

in the 1980s

1980s

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. He was a CFL All-Star in 1982 and 1983. His brother Cornelius Walker also played for the Rough Riders.

Playing career

Walker played university football for Texas A&M. Walker was drafted by the Houston Oilers but was cut at training camp. Walker worked as a teacher and continued to work out. In 1980, Walker moved to Canada to play for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

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 but was traded to the Montreal Alouettes before the season began. Walker played two seasons for Montreal, but was traded to Ottawa when Montreal signed David Overstreet

David Overstreet

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. Walker joined Ottawa in 1982 and played three seasons for Ottawa. In 1983, Walker set the Riders single-season rushing record with 1431 yards.

After retirement, Walker returned to Texas. Walker was a coach and science teacher at Murchison Middle School (Austin, Texas)

Murchison Middle School (Austin, Texas)

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in the late 1980s and early 1990s.