USC Sports
Javorius Allen left USC for the NFL after his junior season, but the Trojans still have honors candidates at tailback.
July 17, 2015
Sports
He was only 5 feet 11, 173 pounds and not particularly fast, but he was big enough to become a legend in Texas, and folks there would say that takes somebody mighty big.
Sept. 28, 1998
Greg Lewis of the University of Washington was named the winner of the Doak Walker Award, presented to the nation’s outstanding running back.
Dec. 7, 1990
Frank Luksa of the Dallas Morning News recalled a forward in a Doak Walker biography, “More Than a Hero,” written by Dan Jenkins: “Poetry in motion, that’s how the old sportswriters used to describe various football immortals.
Oct. 1, 1998
Russell White of Cal and Tommy Vardell of Stanford are among eight finalists for the Doak Walker Award, given to the best collegiate running back in the country.
Nov. 28, 1991
USC tailback Reggie Bush continued to haul in postseason honors Thursday when he was announced as the winner of the Walter Camp player-of-the-year award and the Doak Walker award, presented annually to the nation’s top running back.
Dec. 9, 2005
Doak Walker, the 1948 Heisman Trophy winner who starred on two NFL championship teams and was paralyzed in a skiing accident earlier this year, died Sunday at 71.
Eight finalists, including UCLA tailback Karim Abdul-Jabbar, were announced Wednesday in Dallas for the Doak Walker Award, presented each year to the nation’s best college football running back.
Nov. 23, 1995
UCLA Sports
The Heisman Trophy push for Skip Hicks at UCLA has begun, subtly, with the weekly publicity release detailing his exploits amended from “Doak Walker Award and All-American Candidate” to “Heisman Trophy, Doak Walker Award and All-American Candidate.”
Oct. 1, 1997
Doak Walker will tell you that Bobby Layne not only was adept at calling audibles on the field, but off it as well.
Aug. 29, 1988