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Jack Walton (basketball)

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Jack Walton
Personal information
Born(1926-05-19)May 19, 1926
Newton Falls, Ohio
DiedDecember 17, 1952(1952-12-17) (aged 26)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast Union (East Union, Indiana)
PositionForward
Career history
1945–1946Fort Wayne
1946–1949House of David
1948–1949Anderson Duffey Packers
1950–1951Anderson Packers

Jack D. Walton (May 19, 1926 – December 17, 1952) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played in the National Basketball League for the Anderson Duffey Packers during the 1948–49 season and averaged 1.8 points per game.[1][3] He also competed in independent leagues.[2]

In 1949, Walton took a job with a construction company. Three years later, he was accidentally killed on a construction site when a tree being uprooted by a bulldozer fell on him.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jack Walton NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Jack Walton". Peach Basket Society. July 22, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Jack Walton Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved September 20, 2019.