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Mike Walker
Mike Walker is the name of: Sports * Mike Walker (rugby union) (1930–2014), Scottish rugby union player * Mike Walker (English footballer) (born 1945), former English footballer * Mike Walker (Welsh footballer) (born 1945), former Welsh footballer and manager * Mike Walker (Canadian football) (born 1958), Canadian football player * Mike Walker (pitcher, born 1965), American baseball pitcher * Mike Walker (pitcher, born 1966), American baseball pitcher * Mike Walker (infielder) (born 1988), Australian baseball infielder * Mike Walker (tennis) (born 1966), Welsh tennis player * Mike Walker (canoeist) (born 1977), New Zealand kayaker Music * Mike Walker (jazz guitarist) (born 1962), jazz guitar player from Salford in England * Mike Walker (singer), country music artist, or his self-titled debut album Other * Mike Walker (columnist) (1946–2018), gossip columnist for the ''National Enquirer'' * Mike Walker (radio dramatist), dramatist for BBC radio * Mike Walker (engineer) (1911â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (rugby Union)
Mike Walker (11 March 1930 – 30 November 2014) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer, who played as a lock. Rugby union career Amateur career Walker played for Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the .... International career He was capped for once in 1952, the cap coming in the Five Nations match against France. References 1930 births 2014 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Oxford University RFC players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from London {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (English Footballer)
Michael John Walker Jr. (born 10 April 1945) is an English former professional footballer and coach. Early and personal life Walker was born in Harrogate, and grew up in Doncaster. His father Mickey Sr. had played for Doncaster Rovers, Bradford City, Bradford Park Avenue and York City. As a teenager he played cricket, trialling for Yorkshire Schoolboys at the age of 15, and later playing for England Schoolboys. He is married to Carol. Career Playing career After being told he was too short (at 5 ft 7) to play football by Doncaster Rovers, Walker played youth football with Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United. After a spell in non-league football with Bourne Town, he turned professional with Bradford City in October 1964.Frost, p. 409 He made 20 appearances in the Football League (scoring 1 goal) for Bradford City, before returning to Rotherham United in March 1966. He then moved to Sligo Rovers in Ireland later in 1966. He spent the 1968 season with the Los Ange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (Welsh Footballer)
Michael Stewart Gordon Walker (born 28 November 1945) is a Welsh former footballer and manager. After starting his career at Reading, Walker played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for five clubs, most notably Watford and Colchester United. He later managed Colchester, Norwich City, Everton and APOEL. In 2010, he was inducted into the Colchester United Football Club Hall of Fame. Walker represented Wales at under-23 level on four occasions. His son Ian, also a goalkeeper, later played for England's senior team. Playing career Colwyn Bay-born Walker started his playing career as a goalkeeper with Reading in January 1963. He joined Shrewsbury Town in June 1964 and also played for York City, Watford, Charlton Athletic and most notably Colchester United, for whom he made 363 league appearances. Perhaps the most memorable moment in Walker's playing career came when lower division Watford knocked Bill Shankly's Liverpool out of the FA Cup in February 1970, in what was considere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (Canadian Football)
Mike Walker (born July 5, 1958) is a former Canadian Football League defensive tackle who played ten seasons for two teams. He was a CFL All-Star three times. He was a part of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1986 Grey Cup winning team. Since retiring he has been a defensive line coach for the Washington State Cougars, Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame The Canadian Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF) is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football. It is maintained by the Canadian Football League (CFL). It includes displays about t ... as a player in 2021. References 1958 births Living people Canadian football defensive linemen Edmonton Elks coaches Edmonton Elks players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Players of Canadian football from Indianapolis Washington State Cougars football coaches Washington State Cougars football p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (pitcher, Born 1965)
Michael Aaron Walker (born June 23, 1965 in Houston, Texas) is an American former professional baseball player. A pitcher, Walker played Major League Baseball (MLB) in with the Seattle Mariners. Career Walker, who prefers to go by Mike, was raised in Splendora/Cleveland, Texas by his parents Barbara and L.G. In High School, Mike aka "The Walk" was an All-Star athlete who lettered in basketball and baseball. He went to the University of Houston on a scholarship and, as a pitcher, enjoyed many successes as a Cougar. On June 2, 1986 Mike was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB draft. Mike began his minor league career with the Watertown Pirates, then moved up to play for the Single-A Salem Buccaneers in , where he had a very successful season. He was named Most Valuable Player on numerous occasions and recognized as one of the Carolina League's most prestigious players during 1987, leading Salem to the league championship. Briefly, he spent time in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (pitcher, Born 1966)
Michael Charles Walker (born October 4, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player. Walker played in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians (1988, 1990, 1991), Chicago Cubs (1995), and Detroit Tigers (1996). Walker last played professional baseball in 1999 with the minor league Buffalo Bisons. Career Early life and amateur career Walker was born to Joan Robinett in Chicago and raised there. He was a fan of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bulls as a child. Walker graduated from Hernando High School in Brooksville, Florida, in 1984 and played college baseball at Seminole State College of Florida. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1986. Professional career He was assigned to the Burlington Indians to begin his professional career. In 1988, the Indians called Walker up to pitch in the exhibition Baseball Hall of Fame Game. At the time, he was described in ''The Morning Call'' as "the Eastern League's top pitcher." He made his regular season debut on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (infielder)
Michael Walker (born June 12, 1988) is an Australian-American baseball third baseman for the Melbourne Aces of the Australian Baseball League. He was drafted by the Brewers in the 14th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft after his senior season for the Pacific Tigers baseball team. He played for Team Australia in the 2013 World Baseball Classic The 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, held from March 2 to March 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in 2006 and 2009. Unlike .... References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (tennis)
Michael Walker (born 21 April 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Wales who competed for Great Britain and Hong Kong. Professional playing career Walker, who grew up in Colwyn Bay, was given a wild card into the 1986 Wimbledon Championships and lost his opening round match, which went five sets, to Swiss player Claudio Mezzadri. He returned to Wimbledon the following year, this time competing in the men's doubles, partnering Stephen Botfield. The pair were beaten in the first round by Glenn Layendecker and Glenn Michibata. He was a member of the Great Britain Davis Cup squad in 1987, although he wasn't called on to play a match. In the 1988 Wimbledon Championships he played mixed doubles with Joy Tacon, but was again unable to reach the second round. Coaching The next part of his career was spent in Hong Kong, where he was involved in coaching. From 1988 to 1990 he was national coach of the Hong Kong Sports Institute and he was then coaching director of the Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (canoeist)
Mike Walker (born 4 April 1977) is a New Zealand sprint canoeist who competed in the late 2000s. He finished fifth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 .... References * External links * * 1977 births Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Living people New Zealand male canoeists Olympic canoeists of New Zealand {{NewZealand-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (jazz Guitarist)
Mike Walker (born 12 July 1962) is a British jazz guitarist. Career Walker was influenced by his father's piano playing, his mother's singing, and his brother's guitar playing. He went on to discover a passion for jazz guitarists Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Larry Coryell, and Tal Farlow. He joined the jazz fusion band River People with Paul Allen, Tim Franks, and Paul Kilvington in Manchester. In the 1980s, he became a member of a quartet led by vibraphonist Alan Butler and worked with Michael Gibbs and Kenny Wheeler. He worked with Nikki and Richard Iles, then the Sylvan Richardson band, where he met saxophonist Iain Dixon. While in Zurich with the Kenny Wheeler big band, he met Julian Arguelles and joined his quartet. In the 1990s he toured in bands led by saxophonist Tommy Smith. He has worked as George Russell's guitarist, recording with him on several occasions, and with the Creative Jazz Orchestra, Arild Andersen, Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (singer)
Michael Aubrey Walker is an American country music artist. In 2000 he was signed by DreamWorks Nashville and in 2001, he released his self-titled debut album. This album produced his only chart single in "Honey Do", which peaked at number 42 on the '' Billboard'' country charts. He also toured with Brooks & Dunn on the first annual "Neon Circus Tour" which also featured Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry, Keith Urban and Cledus T. Judd after the release of his album, although its second through fifth singles all failed to chart. Included on the album were covers of Rodney Crowell's 1990 single " What Kind of Love", Billy "Crash" Craddock's 1974 single "Rub It In", and T. Graham Brown's 1999 single "Memphis Women and Chicken". Gary Allan also recorded the song "See If I Care" on his album of the same name, and "Honey Do" was originally recorded by Keith Harling on his 1999 album ''Bring It On''. In the late 2000s, Walker began performing in Branson, Missouri. ''Mike Walker'' (2001) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Walker (columnist)
Mike Walker (January 16, 1946 – February 16, 2018) was an American radio personality and gossip columnist for ''The National Enquirer'',Yalor, Tanis (5 October 2001)Mike Walker - Interview '' Metro (British newspaper)'', Retrieved December 14, 2010 and hosted the magazine's 1999–2001 MGM-produced newsmagazine, '' National Enquirer TV''. He was also the author of the 2005 book, ''Rather Dumb: A Top Tabloid Reporter Tells CBS How to Do News''. Between April 11, 1996 and December 2010, Walker was a guest every week on ''The Howard Stern Show'' to play "The Gossip Game." He would read four gossip stories, and the Stern crew guessed which one is false. Walker co-wrote with Faye Resnick the #1 ''New York Times'' best-selling book about the O.J. Simpson murder trial, ''Nicole Brown Simpson: Private Diary of a Life Interrupted'' (1994) (which as of October 1995, had reportedly sold 550,000 copies).Tabor, Mary B.W. (1 October 1995)Word for Word: An O.J. Biography; Is There Anyone Who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
