William “Bucky” Walters was a schoolboy baseball and basketball star in Philadelphia. When he was just eighteen years old, playing against veteran professional players, he was a top-ten scorer  in the Philadelphia Basketball League. Walters played pro basketball on and off for nearly a decade, but his greatest acclaim as an athlete came as a major-league pitcher. Walters won 198  National League games during 16 seasons, pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. From 1939 through 1944, Walters was the best pitcher in the National League and was named most Valuable Player of the league in 1939.

 

BUCKY WALTERS		Height:	6:01		Weight:		180		College:		None
William Henry Walters Jr.		Born:	Apr 19, 1909			Died:  Apr 20, 1991			Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
Played Major League Baseball			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1927-28	Germantown	PBL	11	27	35				89	8.1
1928-29	Philadelphia Elks	EBL	10	6	5				17	1.7
1928-29	Millville	SJL	6	11	11	19	.579		33	5.5
1929-30	Philadelphia Elks	EBL	36	57	86				200	5.6
1930-31	Philadelphia Elks	EBL	23	36	33				105	4.6
1930-31	Reading-Trenton	TSL	4	5	7				17	4.3
1931-32	Philadelphia Moose	EBL	30	18	24				60	2.0
1932-33	Philadelphia WPEN	EBL	3	3	3				9	3.0
1937-38	Conshohocken	NL	8	16	8				40	5.0
	Major League Totals		33	21	27				69	2.1
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1929-30	Philadelphia Elks	EBL	3	4	11				19	6.3

 

LESTER WALSH		Height:	6:05		Weight:		210		College:		None
Knobby Walsh		Born:	1923						Hometown:		Weehawken, NJ
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1945-46	New York	ABL	18	25	32				82	4.6
1946-47	Brooklyn	ABL	34	99	56				254	7.5
1946-47	New York	NYNJ	3	6	8				20	6.7
1947-48	Brooklyn	ABL	28	68	64	89	.719		200	7.1
1948-49	Brooklyn	ABL	34	57	50	89	.562		164	4.8
	Major League Totals		18	25	32				82	4.6
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1945-46	New York	ABL	2	2	2				6	3.0
1946-47	Brooklyn	ABL	3	5	4				14	4.7
	Major League Totals		2	2	2				6	3.0

Lawrance “Laurie”  Walquist  a football and basketball star at at the University of Illinois. In January of his senior year, it was revealed that Walquist had been moonlighting as a professional football player while playing for Illinois.  He was declared ineligible for any more college athletics. Walquist would go on to have a long and success pro football career. He played nine seasons with the Chicago Bears. Walquist also played pro basket basketball.  During the 1925-26  season he was player-coach  for the Chicago Bruins team in the American Basketball League.

 

LAURIE WALQUIST		Height:	5:08		Weight:	165			College:		Illinois’22
Lawrance Wilfred Walquist		Born:  Mar 9, 1898			Died: Sep 28, 1985				Hometown:		Rockford, Ill.
Played Professiona Football			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1919-20	Illionis (Frosh)	College
1919-20	Illionis	College
1920-21	Illionis	College
1921-22	Illionis	College
1921-22	Harvard Marvels	Indep
1922-23	Rockford Thomas Cats	Indep
1924-25	Chicago Bruins	Indep
1925-26	Chicago	ABL	6	4	2				10	1.7
	Major League Totals		6	4	2				10	1.7

 

 

HARRY WALLUM		Height:	5:11		Weight:		200		College:	None
Harold John Wallum		Born:	Sep 27, 1881		Died:				Hometown:	Union City, NJ
Dutch Wallum			REGULAR SEASON RECORD			Jun 16, 1932
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1900–01	Ardsley A.A.	Indep
1901-02		Indep
1902-03		Indep
1903-04	Jersey City Anchors	Indep
1904-05	Jersey City Anchors	Indep
1905-06	West Hoboken Liberty Five	Indep
1906-07	Paterson Crecents	Indep
1907-08	West Hoboken Liberty Five	Indep
1907-08	Paterson Crecents	Indep
1908-09	W. Hoboken Liberty Five	Indep
1909-10	Princeton	EBL	13	48	0				96	7.4
1909-10	Paterson	HRL	26	58	4				120	4.6
1910-11	Paterson	HRL	36	95	7				197	5.5
1911-12	Paterson	HRL	18	36	0				72	4.0
1911-12	Cohoes	NYSL	6	14	3				31	5.2
1912-13	Albany	NYSL	1	2	0				4	4.0
1912-13	Paterson Crescents	Indep
1912-13	Union Hll Olympics	HCL
1912-13	Union Hill (NJ) Troys	Indep
1913-14	Paterson	NYSL	63	123	37				283	4.5
1913-14	Bridgeport Blue Ribbons	Indep
1913-14	Hoboken St. Michael’s	Indep
1914-15	Paterson	NYSL	17	16	8				40	2.4
1915-16	aterson–Samford–Elizabeth–Jersey	IBL	12	11	7				29	2.4
1915-16	Bridgeport Blue Ribbons	Indep	2	1	0				2	1.0
1916-17	Jersey City	IBL	1	1	0				1	1.0
1916-17	Jersey City Anchors	Indep
	Major League Totals		176	388	58				834	4.7