Memorial Service Set For Walker

A memorial service will be held Wednesday for Doak Walker, the man who lifted Southern Methodist University into the national spotlight a half-century ago.

Walker, the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner who starred on two NFL championship teams, died Sunday at a rehabilitation center in Colorado, where he had been recovering after a ski accident last January left him paralyzed. He was 71.

Walker's memorial will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Holy Name Catholic Church in Steamboat Springs.

Walker, a member of the pro and college football halls of fame, is immortalized by the annual Doak Walker Award, which honors the nation's top college running back.

Walker's family asks that memorial contributions be made to Hazie Werner-Ewell D. Walker Fund, Yampa Valley Community Foundation, P.O. Box 774965, Steamboat Springs, Colo. 80477.

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