Horace L. Walker (April 17, 1937 – June 7, 2001) was an American

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(NBA) player. As a senior at Michigan State University, he was named to the AP All-America third team. Walker was then drafted with the sixth pick in the fourth round of the

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by the

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. On June 24, 1961 he was traded to the

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for a fourth-round pick in the

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. In his one season with the Packers, Walker averaged 6.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

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