Wayne Walker(1936-2017)
Wayne Harrison Walker was born 30 September 1936 in Boise, Idaho. After
graduating from Boise High School in 1954 went to the University of
Idaho, located in Moscow, where he was a star linebacker. His teammate
and roommate at Idaho was Jerry Kramer. They were both taken in NFL
draft, with Walker going to Detroit, and Kramer going to Green Bay.
Walker played for 15 seasons for Detroit before retiring. He later went
into broadcasting, becoming a Sports Director for a San Francisco TV
station (KPIX-TV) and was a color commentator for CBS Sports in
Football. He moved back to the Boise area in 1994,and retired from
broadcasting five years later. In 2007 he was diagnosed with Throat
Cancer, which went into remission in 2009.