Greg Walker
5-8, 181, DB
Williamsport, PA
Williamsport Area H.S.
At SU: four letters… three-year starter at cornerback…SU’s career leader in pass break-ups with 21…14th in career interceptions with 7…quick learner…probably one of SU’s best in man-to-man coverage…hard-nosed player with good speed…gave up his spot as a return man in 1990, but not before cracking the list of all-time leaders…10th on the SU career list in kickoff return yards and less than 30 yards away from the top 10 in punt return yardage…9th in both career punt returns and kickoff returns…redshirted in 1987…
Senior year: second team All-BIG EAST conference pick…started all 12 games…began the year on the field corner but was moved back to the boundary corner where is more comfortable…led the team in interceptions for the second year in a row with 4 and was 4th in the BIG EAST…had 2 interceptions vs. Temple—the second two-interception game of his career—to earn the game ball…2nd on the team in pass break-ups with 5…blocked a punt vs. Tulane and earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors from the coaches…had 29 tackles on the year, 21 solo…6 tackles and 2 pass break-ups vs. top-ranked Florida State…5 tackles vs. Pittsburgh…
Junior year: started all 13 games, 12 at cornerback…started at strong safety against Miami when Tim Sanquist was injured…set an SU season record with 14 pass breakups on the season, breaking David Holmes’ 1988 mark of 11…led the team with 3 interceptions, 2 vs. West Virginia… 52 tackles on the season (41 solo)… 5 tackles, 3 pass breakups and an interception vs. Tulane…season high 9 tackles vs. Army…4 pass breakups vs. Michigan State… 8 tackles and 3 pass breakups vs. Temple…
Sophomore year: played in 11 games, starting eight…finished 7th on the team in tackles with 49 (29-20)…season high 9 tackles vs. Rutgers…7 tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Pitt…averaged 7.5 yards on 26 punt returns, with a long of 24 vs. Army…sat out the East Carolina game with a sprained knee…
Freshman year: played in all 12 games…led SU in kickoff returns and yardage, returning 21 for 431 yards…averaged 205 yards per return with a long of 44 yards against West Virginia…also saw some punt return duty…listed behind Chris Ingram on the two-deep at cornerback…earned playing time on defense and had 7 solo tackles…season high 4 tackles vs. Virginia Tech (4-0)…
High School: All-League, All-City for Coach Tim Montgomery’s 1986 Eastern Conference champions at Williamsport…played running back, defensive back and returned kicks…MVP in the Fez Bowl…ran a leg on the state’s #1 ranked 4x100 meter relay team…
Personal: Gregory Eugene Walker…born March 16,1969, Williamsport, PA…son of Grady and Jackie Walker…two brothers, two sisters…received his degree in elementary education and worked towards his master’s.
Tackles Assists Total Int.
1988 7 0 7 0
1989 29 29 49 0
1990 41 11 52 3
1991 21 8 29 4
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Total 98 39 137 7
KO Ret. Yards Avg. TDs
1988 21 431 20.5 0
1989 1 17 17.0 0
1990
1991
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Total 22 448 20.4 0
Punt Ret. Yards Avg. TDs
1988 2 7 3.5 0
1989 26 194 7.5 0
1990 2 3 1.5 0
1991 1 20 20.0 0
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Total 31 224 7.2 0
