Rick "Doc" Walker

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Rick "Doc" Walker
File:Doc walker 2015.jpg
Walker in 2015
No. 88, 83
PositionTight end
Personal information
Born (1955-05-28) May 28, 1955 (age 70)
Cherry Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolValley (Santa Ana, California)
CollegeUCLA
NFL draft1977: 4th round, 85th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Receptions70
Receiving yards673
Receiving TDs9
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Richard "Doc" Walker (born May 28, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins. He played college football with the UCLA Bruins. He won a Super Bowl with Washington. After his playing career, he became a radio sports commentator.

Playing career

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Walker played college football at UCLA and won the 1976 Rose Bowl with them. He was drafted in the fourth round for the 1977 NFL draft by the Bengals. He moved to the Redskins in 1980 and contributed to the team winning Super Bowl XVII.

Broadcasting career

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File:Mike Hogewood and Doc Walker.jpg
Walker (right) with Mike Hogewood covering the 2007 ACC Championship Game for Raycom Sports.

Walker currently covers sports during radio broadcasts in the Washington Metro Area. Let go from Team 980 in 2020. He hosts a weekly television show called "Doc Walker's ProView," which airs Sunday mornings on ESPN 980 and Tuesday evenings at 11pm on MASN. In 2011, he moved into the color analyst’s seat for radio broadcasts of Washington Football Team games on ESPN 980 after previously serving as the sideline reporter.[1] As of 2019, he is currently once again the sideline reporter for Washington Football Team radio broadcasts.

Previously he had been a co-host on The John Thompson Show and The Locker room with Doc Walker and Kevin Sheehan. He also appears in D.C. Lottery and BMW of Sterling commercials. He previously worked for Westwood One as a color commentator for college football broadcasts and a sideline reporter and occasional color commentator for the NFL on Westwood One. Up until the 2010 college football season, he was also the main color analyst for ACC football games for Raycom Sports with Steve Martin.

References

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