Val Joe Walker

{{Short description|American football player (1930–2013)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Val Joe Walker

| number = 47, 44

| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|1|7}}

| birth_place = Tahoka, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|1|23|1930|1|7}}

| death_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 179

| college = SMU

| draftyear = 1952

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 83

| pastteams =

• Green Bay Packers (1953–1956)
• San Francisco 49ers (1957)

| highlights =

• Second-team All-American (1952)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 17

| statlabel2 = Touchdowns

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = WalkVa20

}}

Val Joe Walker (January 7, 1930 –January 23, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs. He was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 1952 NFL draft, and would later play four seasons with the Green Bay Packers and one with the San Francisco 49ers.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkVa20.htm|title=Val Joe Walker|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=2010-12-27}}

Walker was also a two-time All-American hurdler for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, finishing 3rd in the 110 m hurdles at the 1952 NCAA track and field championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3369&event=15 |title=110 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}