Hall of Fame Profile: Dr. Eric Walter

Dr. Eric Walter, a 2009 inductee to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame, is today's featured profile.

Walter, born Nov, 25, 1942 in Baie d’Urfé, Que., starred for four seasons as a receiver and running back with the football Redmen (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965), earning all-conference honours in his sophomore and senior years.  In 1962, he set McGill and OUAA single-game records with four TD receptions against Queen’s (Oct. 20, 1962). He went on to capture the league scoring title with 48 points (eight touchdowns) in six games and led McGill to the Yates Cup league championship.

Walter, who was once on the receiving end of a 100-yard pass-and-run play from quarterback Glen St. John against Western (Oct. 17, 1964), missed the 1963 season with injuries but returned in 1964 to finish third among league leaders in both rushing and receiving, en route to winning the Omega trophy as the league’s most outstanding player. A two-time team MVP who captained the Redmen in his final season, he graduated in 1966 with a chemical engineering degree and a school record 18 TDs in 24 career contests, a mark that stood for over a decade.

Walter later went on to study dentistry at U of T, where he tallied 15 more TDs over three years and at the time of his graduation, was ranked second (now sixth) in among OUA career TD leaders with 33. In 1996, he was named to the OUA Football Legends Hall of Fame.

The 2009 induction luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, officially kicks off McGill's Homecoming Week celebrations. Tickets for the event are $65 and can be reserved by contacting Kathryn Weaver at kathryn.weaver [at] mcgill.ca or 514-398-7002.

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