Walker grew up in the Rochester, New York suburb of Irondequoit, where he was a four-time all-county football player. He was captain of an Irondequoit Indians team that won the Sectional championship in 1987, and was later selected as an inaugural member of the Section V Football Hall of Fame.[1]
Playing careeredit
Recruited by dozens of major colleges, Walker chose to attend Syracuse University, where he became one of the most prolific running backs for a school renowned for great runners. He finished his college career with 2,643 rushing yards, which was the fourth best total in school history when he graduated. He was behind Joe Morris (4,299 yards), Larry Csonka (2,934), and Floyd Little (2,704) and ahead of Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis and Hall of Famer Jim Brown.[2] Walker earned All-Big East honors twice. He captained the 1992 team, leading it to a number 6 national ranking, 10-2 overall record and 26-22 victory over Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl.
Walker was not selected in the 1993 NFL Draft, but signed a free-agent contract with the Miami Dolphins. He was assigned to the team's practice squad, but was released without appearing in a regular season game.[3][4]
Coaching careeredit
Walker spent the 1994 season as an assistant coach at Miami Carol City Senior High School. In 1995, he returned to his alma mater as the running backs coach for the Syracuse Orange, a position he held for ten seasons. During that time, he tutored six running backs who would go on to play in the NFL. He oversaw four consecutive 1,000-yard rushers from 2000–03, a Syracuse record. Overall, Walker coached three of the Orange's top seven all-time leading rushers.
Following the 2004 season, Walker left Syracuse to join Dave Wannstedt's staff at the University of Pittsburgh, where he remained through the 2010 season.[5] Two of the running backs Walker coached at Pittsburgh went on to the NFL.
In January 2011, he was named running backs coach at the University of Maryland, but three weeks later he was hired to the same position by the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.[6][7] Although head coach Jim Caldwell and most of his staff were fired following the 2011 season, the Colts announced that Walker would be retained.[8] On January 26, 2015, Walker was fired by the Colts.[9]
Walker was hired as the running backs coach of the Detroit Lions on January 23, 2016.[10] After three seasons with the team, he announced that he was stepping away from coaching to pursue other opportunities on January 29, 2019.[11] He returned to the NFL ranks with the Chicago Bears, named their running backs coach on February 9, 2022.[12]
Referencesedit
^"Section V Football Hall of Fame 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine". Section V Football.
^"OFFENSIVE INDIVIDUAL CAREER January 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". Syracuse University Athletics.
^. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Transactions". The New York Times. July 21, 1993.
^. www.pittsburghpanthers.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008.
^Richards, Phil (February 4, 2011). . Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
^. www.nfl.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011.
^"Colts hire Manusky as defensive coordinator". February 2, 2012.
^"Colts promote Rob Chudzinski to associate head coach".
^Rothstein, Michael (January 23, 2016). "Report: Lions to hire David Walker as running backs coach". ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^"Lions running backs coach David Walker steps away from coaching". DetroitLions.com. January 29, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
^"Bears hire David Walker as running backs coach". ChicagoBears.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
External linksedit
Indianapolis Colts bio February 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
October 28, 2023
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David Lee Walker born December 4 1969 is an NFL assistant coach who currently serves as the running backs coach of the Chicago Bears David WalkerChicago BearsPosition Running backs coachPersonal informationBorn 1969 12 04 December 4 1969 age 53 Career informationHigh school Irondequoit NY College SyracuseUndrafted 1993Career historyAs a player Miami Dolphins 1993 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyAs a coach Miami FL Carol City Senior HS 1994 Assistant Syracuse 1995 2003 Running backs coach Pittsburgh 2004 2010 Running backs coach Indianapolis Colts 2011 2014 Running backs coach Carmel IN HS 2015 Offensive coordinator Detroit Lions 2016 2018 Running backs coach Chicago Bears 2022 present Running backs coachCareer highlights and awardsFirst Team All Big East 1991 Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 3 Coaching career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editWalker grew up in the Rochester New York suburb of Irondequoit where he was a four time all county football player He was captain of an Irondequoit Indians team that won the Sectional championship in 1987 and was later selected as an inaugural member of the Section V Football Hall of Fame 1 Playing career editRecruited by dozens of major colleges Walker chose to attend Syracuse University where he became one of the most prolific running backs for a school renowned for great runners He finished his college career with 2 643 rushing yards which was the fourth best total in school history when he graduated He was behind Joe Morris 4 299 yards Larry Csonka 2 934 and Floyd Little 2 704 and ahead of Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis and Hall of Famer Jim Brown 2 Walker earned All Big East honors twice He captained the 1992 team leading it to a number 6 national ranking 10 2 overall record and 26 22 victory over Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl Walker was not selected in the 1993 NFL Draft but signed a free agent contract with the Miami Dolphins He was assigned to the team s practice squad but was released without appearing in a regular season game 3 4 Coaching career editWalker spent the 1994 season as an assistant coach at Miami Carol City Senior High School In 1995 he returned to his alma mater as the running backs coach for the Syracuse Orange a position he held for ten seasons During that time he tutored six running backs who would go on to play in the NFL He oversaw four consecutive 1 000 yard rushers from 2000 03 a Syracuse record Overall Walker coached three of the Orange s top seven all time leading rushers Following the 2004 season Walker left Syracuse to join Dave Wannstedt s staff at the University of Pittsburgh where he remained through the 2010 season 5 Two of the running backs Walker coached at Pittsburgh went on to the NFL In January 2011 he was named running backs coach at the University of Maryland but three weeks later he was hired to the same position by the NFL s Indianapolis Colts 6 7 Although head coach Jim Caldwell and most of his staff were fired following the 2011 season the Colts announced that Walker would be retained 8 On January 26 2015 Walker was fired by the Colts 9 Walker was hired as the running backs coach of the Detroit Lions on January 23 2016 10 After three seasons with the team he announced that he was stepping away from coaching to pursue other opportunities on January 29 2019 11 He returned to the NFL ranks with the Chicago Bears named their running backs coach on February 9 2022 12 References edit Section V Football Hall of Fame Archived 2007 03 20 at the Wayback Machine Section V Football OFFENSIVE INDIVIDUAL CAREER Archived January 29 2009 at the Wayback Machine Syracuse University Athletics Archived copy Archived from the original on July 15 2020 Retrieved February 4 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Transactions The New York Times July 21 1993 University of Pittsburgh Official Athletic Site www pittsburghpanthers com Archived from the original on September 8 2008 Richards Phil February 4 2011 Colts select Walker to coach running backs Indianapolis Star Archived from the original on October 23 2012 NFL com news Colts hire Walker from Maryland to coach running backs www nfl com Archived from the original on February 7 2011 Colts hire Manusky as defensive coordinator February 2 2012 Colts promote Rob Chudzinski to associate head coach Rothstein Michael January 23 2016 Report Lions to hire David Walker as running backs coach ESPN Retrieved January 24 2016 Lions running backs coach David Walker steps away from coaching DetroitLions com January 29 2019 Retrieved August 28 2019 Bears hire David Walker as running backs coach ChicagoBears com February 9 2022 Retrieved February 9 2022 External links editIndianapolis Colts bio Archived February 27 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Walker American football coach amp oldid 1164788254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
