About Alf Walker
Lived 1893 – 1971 (aged 78). Alf Walker was a rugby union player.
Alfred Percy Walker (8 May 1893 – 17 July 1971) was a South African international rugby union player.
Walker was born in the mining town of Randfontein outside Johannesburg and attended Randfontein High School. His elder brother Henry was capped for the Springboks against the 1910 British Lions.
A forward, Walker gained six Springboks caps. He featured twice as a loose forward against the All Blacks on their 1921 tour of New Zealand and played all four Test matches against the visiting 1924 British Lions, as a second rower.
Walker and son Harry, a 1950s prop, were the first father–son combination to be Springboks.
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Who was Alf Walker?
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When was Alf Walker born?
Alf Walker was born on 8 May 1893.
When did Alf Walker die?
Alf Walker died on 17 July 1971.
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Alf Walker was a rugby union player.
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