Foots Walker

Foots Walker
Personal information
Born (1951-05-21) May 21, 1951 (age 75)
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthampton
(Southampton, New York)
College
1974: 3rd round, 38th overall pick
Drafted byCleveland Cavaliers
Playing career
1974–1984
PositionPoint guard
Number14, 10, 1
Career history
1974–1980Cleveland Cavaliers
1980–1983New Jersey Nets
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points4,199 (6.4 ppg)
Rebounds1,686 (2.6 rpg)
Assists3,111 (4.7 apg)
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Clarence "Foots" Walker (born May 21, 1951, in Southampton, New York) is a former professional basketball player.

A 6' 0" guard, he led the Vincennes Trailblazers to their second NJCAA National Title (1970) alongside Bob McAdoo; after transferring to the West Georgia College, he led Roger Kaiser's Braves to the 1974 NAIA National Title. Walker spent ten seasons (1974–1984) in the NBA, playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Jersey Nets. On October 17, 1978, Walker set a career high with 26 points scored in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the first Cavalier to record a triple-double, which he achieved in 1979.

In 1980, Walker was partying with former-teammate Terry Furlow shortly before Furlow died after crashing into a utility pole while under the influence of cocaine and valium.

Walker was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in the Basketball Category with the Class of 1991, and currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974–75 Cleveland 7214.9.404.6842.02.71.1.14.2
1975–76 Cleveland 8115.8.388.7782.23.61.2.14.6
1976–77 Cleveland 6219.6.450.7742.64.11.3.16.5
1977–78 Cleveland 8130.8.448.7193.65.62.2.39.0
1978–79 Cleveland 5531.9.464.7833.65.82.4.310.1
1979–80 Cleveland 7631.9.454.111.8023.88.02.0.29.4
1980–81 New Jersey 4128.6.426.222.7932.56.21.3.05.7
1981–82 New Jersey 775424.2.413.333.7271.95.21.6.15.9
1982–83 New Jersey 791017.6.456.167.7791.73.31.0.04.4
1983–84 New Jersey 34011.1.356.400.889.92.4.6.12.6
Career 6586422.9.435.227.7622.64.71.5.16.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1976 Cleveland 139.6.407.8001.21.8.5.12.3
1977 Cleveland 331.7.486.7334.06.71.3.315.7
1978 Cleveland 235.0.3851.0003.55.01.51.012.5
1983 New Jersey 218.0.333–1.000.05.5.0.03.5
1984 New Jersey 22.0.000––.0.0.0.0.0
Career 2215.0.423–.8181.62.9.6.25.0

References

  1. ↑ "Foots Walker Career High".
  2. ↑ "Remembering Terry Furlow and the tragedy of a once-rising talent for the Utah Jazz". October 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Foots Walker NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2025.