Wally Walker Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

Publish date: 2024-05-06

Age, Biography and Wiki

Wally Walker is an American former professional basketball player and executive. He was born on July 18, 1954 in Millersville, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Virginia, where he was a three-time All-ACC selection and a two-time All-American. He was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the 1976 NBA draft. Walker played nine seasons in the NBA, spending time with the SuperSonics, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 11.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in his career. After his playing career, Walker served as an executive with the SuperSonics, the Trail Blazers, and the Atlanta Hawks. He was the general manager of the SuperSonics from 1995 to 2001, and the president of the Trail Blazers from 2003 to 2007. Walker is currently the president of the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. As of 2021, Wally Walker's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

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Age69 years old
Zodiac SignCancer
Born18 July, 1954
Birthday18 July
BirthplaceMillersville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican

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Wally Walker Height, Weight & Measurements

At 69 years old, Wally Walker height is 201 cm .

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Who Is Wally Walker's Wife?

His wife is Linda Ridder

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WifeLinda Ridder
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Wally Walker Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Wally Walker worth at the age of 69 years old? Wally Walker’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from American. We have estimated Wally Walker's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023$1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

Walker was part of five of the Sonics’ six division-winning teams: one as a player (1978–79); four as team president (1995–96, 1996-97 1997-98, 2004–05). And he is one of only two people—player, coach, and/or member of the front office or staff—to be part of all three of the Sonics’ Western Conference Championship seasons (1977–78, 1978–79 and 1995–96); the other person is trainer Frank Furtado.

He was the only Cavalier to receive the Everett Case Award as the ACC Tournament's Most Valuable Player following Virginia's championship run, until Joe Harris in 2014. Enjoying one of the finest individual seasons ever by a Cavalier player during the 1975-76 season, Walker scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the 1976 tournament championship game against the University of North Carolina.

During his 12 years as president, the Sonics selected future NBA starters and reserves Eric Snow, Mark Blount and Earl Watson, all in the second round. He signed free agents including Terry Cummings, Aaron Williams, Ruben Patterson, Reggie Evans, Antonio Daniels, Damien Wilkins and Jim McIlvaine, who despite fan derision helped the Sonics win its division in each of his first two years. Walker supervised the drafting of Rashard Lewis, who became an All-Star in 2005. He also served as President of the WNBA Seattle Storm, who won the WNBA championship in 2004.

During the 2005 offseason, following the franchise's first 50-win season in 7 years, popular head coach and former Sonic player Nate McMillan signed a contract with a Northwest rival, the Portland Trail Blazers. A month earlier with the blessing of the Sonics organization, long-time assistant Dwayne Casey, a potential successor as head coach if McMillan were not to re-sign, agreed to be the coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Walker and then-GM Rick Sund eventually filled the vacancy with assistant Bob Weiss. Weiss was fired in January of the following season, after going only 13-17. Walker and Sund replaced Weiss with assistant Bob Hill, who coached the team to a 22-30 record.

During the 2003 season, Walker engineered a trade with the Bucks for star guard Ray Allen, along with Flip Murray, Kevin Ollie and a first-round pick that became Luke Ridnour, to the Sonics for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason. In 2004-05 the Sonics won the Northwest Division with a record of 52-30, the fourth Division Title that the Sonics won while Walker was team President, with a roster composed exclusively of players he acquired.

The Sonics average cost per win was 6th best in the league at $850 thousand per victory for the 1999-2000 season.

Following the 1993-94 NBA season, Walker was named by Ackerley to be President and General Manager of the team. The Sonics continued their run of success for the next four seasons with a roster built primarily around Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Detlef Schrempf, Sam Perkins, Nate McMillan and Hersey Hawkins, with Hawkins as a Walker acquisition. In 1997-98, the Sonics won the Pacific Division with a record of 61-21 and Walker finished second in Executive of the Year voting.

His playing career averages were 7.0 points and 3.1 rebounds during eight years with Portland, Seattle and Houston. He won two championship rings (with Portland and Seattle) in his first and third seasons. He was a starter for the Sonics in 1981-82 and the next season for the Houston Rockets. After ending his NBA career in 1984, Walker played 11 matches in Italian Pro League in Milan and then enrolled in Stanford Graduate School of Business, graduating in 1987 with an MBA. He worked for seven years at Goldman Sachs and also started his own money management business, Walker Capital, before returning to the NBA in the early 90s as a part-time television announcer and consultant for his former team, the Seattle SuperSonics, owned by Barry Ackerley.

A prolific frontcourt scorer while in college, Walker led the Virginia Cavaliers to their first Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship and its first NCAA Tournament berth in 1976.

Walker's scoring average of 22.1 points during the 1975-76 season ranks as the sixth best in Virginia history and his 1,849 career points is sixth on the all-time Cavalier list. He was a first-team Academic All American in 1976. His number 41 was retired by the school. The Portland Trail Blazers took him in the first round of the 1976 draft, the fifth overall pick.

Walter Frederick Walker (born July 18, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. Walker is best known for his National Basketball Association (NBA) career – both as a player and as a front office executive for the Seattle SuperSonics.

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