Hoss Walker

{{short description|American baseball player}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Hoss Walker | image = Hoss Walker.jpg | position = Shortstop | birth_date = {{Birth date|1904|9|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = Austin, Texas, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1971|2|10|1904|9|10|mf=y}} | death_place = Nashville, Tennessee | bats = Right | throws = Right | debutleague = Negro league baseball | debutdate = | debutyear = 1929 | debutteam = Bacharach Giants | finaldate = | finalyear = 1948 | finalteam = Baltimore Elite Giants | statyear = | statleague = | stat1label = | stat1value = | stat2label = | stat2value = | stat3label = | stat3value = | teams = '''As player''' * Bacharach Giants (1929) * Cleveland Cubs (1931) * Nashville Elite Giants (1932–1934) * Columbus Elite Giants (1935) * Homestead Grays (1936) * Washington Elite Giants (1936–1937) * Memphis Red Sox (1938) * Baltimore Elite Giants (1938–1940) * New York Black Yankees (1940–1941) * Birmingham Black Barons (1941–1943) * Indianapolis Clowns (1944–1947) * Baltimore Elite Giants (1948) '''As manager''' * Indianapolis Clowns (1944–1947) * Baltimore Elite Giants (1948–1949) }}

'''Jesse Walker''' (September 10, 1904 – February 10, 1971), nicknamed "'''Hoss'''", was an American Negro league shortstop and manager from the 1920s into the 1950s.

A native of Austin, Texas, Walker made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 with the Bacharach Giants. He went on to enjoy a 20-year playing career, and was a successful manager for many years.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=walke01hos |title=Hoss Walker |publisher=seamheads.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/manager.php?playerID=walke01hos |title=Hoss Walker Manager Page |publisher=seamheads.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}}</ref> He was selected to manage the East team at the East–West All-Star Game in 1949 and 1950.<ref>{{cite book|title=Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953|first=Larry|last=Lester|authorlink=Larry Lester|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|page=401|year=2001|isbn=9780803280007}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Baseballstats|mlb=816769|br=w/walkeho01}} and [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=walke01hos Seamheads]

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