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Jose Walker - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics 65

JoseWalker

  • height 6-4
  • Weight 242
  • class Redshirt Freshman
  • High school Harrodsburg
BIO

Has resumed playing football after not having played the sport since 1995 … Had spent four years in the United States Air Force prior to resuming his education … Joined the team in the spring of 2002 … Has good size and impressed the coaching staff with his strong work habits during the spring.

2002 (Freshman): Enrolled at UK but did not play football.

Military Service: Member of the United States Air Force from 1997-2001 … Achieved the rank of senior airman.

High School: Graduated from Harrodsburg (Ky.) HS in June, 1996 … Three-year starter, playing defensive end and linebacker … Coached by Alvis Johnson, currently an assistant athletic director at UK … “Jose showed a lot of ability in high school. He also was a player who worked hard, had a good attitude, and was very coachable,” Johnson recalls.

Personal: Full name is Jose Homer Walker, Jr. … Born 5-15-77 in Harrodsburg, Ky. … Now at the age of 26, he ranks as the oldest of the current Wildcats … Son of Jose and Denise Walker … Major is electrical engineering … Hobby is flying radio controlled aircraft.

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