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Also known as William Henry Walker

English footballer and manager (1897-1964)

Person · Open Library

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4

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  • Fly the Wing
  • Soccer in the blood
  • When the Gloves Came Off
  • Contrasts

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80,341
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Billy Walker (January 14, 1929 – May 21, 2006) was an American country-music singer and guitarist, nicknamed "The Tall Texan." Walker was born in Ralls, Texas, in 1929, and became active in the Dallas music scene in the late 1940s. After a brief stint with Capitol Records, he signed with Columbia Records in 1951 at the same time as Ray Price. Walker was a cast member on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee in the late 1950's. He is most famous for his 1962 hit "Charlie's Shoes. <a href="https://www.last.fm/

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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  3. Mixed effects models and extensions in ecology with R

    · 2009 · cited 12,594x

  4. Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    · 2016 · cited 11,442x

  5. A safe operating space for humanity

    · 2009 · cited 9,455x

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Sports profile

Sport
Rugby
Team
Cambridge RUFC
Position
Prop
Nationality
England

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Height
183
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date of birth
1897-10-29
date of death
1964-11-28
name in native language
Billy Walker
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