Professional footballer. He who played for Heart of Midlothian and Scotland. During Hearts' first overseas tour to Norway in May 1912, King Haakon of Norway attended one of the games to specifically see him play. He became a Hearts director in 1920. Huge crowds lined the funeral route and thousands stood round his graveside. His obituary in The Scotsman stated "The Hearts never had a more brilliant forward than Walker. He was amazingly clever in manipulating the ball, and it was on skill alone that he relied, for he was never favoured with physique. With the ball at his feet he could turn on his course elusively, and in such little space, that he could often put a whole defence out of position with his deft movement." The Football Encyclopaedia from 1934, edited by Frank Johnston, referred to him simply as "Bobby Walker, the greatest natural footballer who ever played."
Professional footballer. He who played for Heart of Midlothian and Scotland. During Hearts' first overseas tour to Norway in May 1912, King Haakon of Norway attended one of the games to specifically see him play. He became a Hearts director in 1920. Huge crowds lined the funeral route and thousands stood round his graveside. His obituary in The Scotsman stated "The Hearts never had a more brilliant forward than Walker. He was amazingly clever in manipulating the ball, and it was on skill alone that he relied, for he was never favoured with physique. With the ball at his feet he could turn on his course elusively, and in such little space, that he could often put a whole defence out of position with his deft movement." The Football Encyclopaedia from 1934, edited by Frank Johnston, referred to him simply as "Bobby Walker, the greatest natural footballer who ever played."
Bio by: KAnear
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