{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Foots Walker | image = | width = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 172 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|05|21}} | birth_place = Southampton, New York, U.S. | high_school = Southampton<br/>(Southampton, New York) | college = *Vincennes (1970–1972) *West Georgia (1972–1974) | draft_year = 1974 | draft_round = 3 | draft_pick = 38 | draft_team = Cleveland Cavaliers | career_start = 1974 | career_end = 1984 | career_number = 14, 10, 1 | career_position = Point guard | years1 = {{nbay|1974|start}}–{{nbay|1979|end}} | team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers | years2 = {{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1983|start}} | team2 = New Jersey Nets | highlights = * NAIA tournament MVP (1974) | stats_league = NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 4,199 (6.4 ppg) | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 1,686 (2.6 rpg) | stat3label = Assists | stat3value = 3,111 (4.7 apg) }} '''Clarence "Foots" Walker''' (born May 21, 1951, in Southampton, New York) is a former professional basketball player.
A 6' 0" guard, he led the Vincennes Trailblazers to their second NJCAA National Title (1970) alongside Bob McAdoo; after transferring to the West Georgia College, he led Roger Kaiser's Braves to the 1974 NAIA National Title. Walker spent ten seasons (1974–1984) in the NBA, playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Jersey Nets. On October 17, 1978, Walker set a career high with 26 points scored in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/foots-walker-career-high|title=Foots Walker Career High}}</ref> He was the first Cavalier to record a triple-double, which he achieved in 1979.
In 1980, Walker was partying with former-teammate Terry Furlow shortly before Furlow died after crashing into a utility pole while under the influence of cocaine and valium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2018/10/18/20656409/remembering-terry-furlow-and-the-tragedy-of-a-once-rising-talent-for-the-utah-jazz|title=Remembering Terry Furlow and the tragedy of a once-rising talent for the Utah Jazz|date=18 October 2018}}</ref>
Walker was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in the Basketball Category with the Class of 1991, and currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===NBA=== Source<ref name=bbr>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/walkefo01.html|title=Foots Walker NBA stats|website=Basketball Reference|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=12 March 2025}}</ref>
====Regular season==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1974}} | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 72 || || 14.9 || .404 || || .684 || 2.0 || 2.7 || 1.1 || .1 || 4.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1975}} | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | '''81''' || || 15.8 || .388 || || .778 || 2.2 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .1 || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1976}} | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 62 || || 19.6 || .450 || || .774 || 2.6 || 4.1 || 1.3 || .1 || 6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1977}} | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | '''81''' || || 30.8 || .448 || || .719 || 3.6 || 5.6 || 2.2 || '''.3''' || 9.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1978}} | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 55 || || '''31.9''' || '''.464''' || || .783 || 3.6 || 5.8 || '''2.4''' || '''.3''' || '''10.1''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1979}} | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 76 || || '''31.9''' || .454 || .111 || .802 || '''3.8''' || '''8.0''' || 2.0 || .2 || 9.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1980}} | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 41 || || 28.6 || .426 || .222 || .793 || 2.5 || 6.2 || 1.3 || .0 || 5.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1981}} | style="text-align:left;"| New Jeresy | 77 || '''54''' || 24.2 || .413 || .333 || .727 || 1.9 || 5.2 || 1.6 || .1 || 5.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1982}} | style="text-align:left;"| New Jeresy | 79 || 10 || 17.6 || .456 || .167 || .779 || 1.7 || 3.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 4.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1983}} | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 34 || 0 || 11.1 || .356 || '''.400''' || '''.889''' || .9 || 2.4 || .6 || .1 || 2.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 658 || 64 || 22.9 || .435 || .227 || .762 || 2.6 || 4.7 || 1.5 || .1 || 6.4 {{S-end}}
====Playoffs==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !MPG !FG% !3P% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1976 | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | '''13''' || 9.6 || .407 || || .800 || 1.2 || 1.8 || .5 || .1 || 2.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1977 | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 3 || 31.7 || '''.486''' || || .733 || '''4.0''' || '''6.7''' || 1.3 || .3 || '''15.7''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1978 | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 2 || '''35.0''' || .385 || || '''1.000''' || 3.5 || 5.0 || '''1.5''' || '''1.0''' || 12.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1983 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 2 || 18.0 || .333 || – || '''1.000''' || .0 || 5.5 || .0 || .0 || 3.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1984 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 2 || 2.0 || .000 || – || – || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 22 || 15.0 || .423 || – || .818 || 1.6 || 2.9 || .6 || .2 || 5.0 {{S-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/walkefo01.html NBA career stats]
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