Western Carolina University

Remains one of the greatest athletes to have ever graced the football field at WCU. Outstanding playing career spanned seven years, interrupted by three years of military service in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Finished his career second in Catamount program history with 22 career interceptions including a program single-season best nine in the 1969 season. Returned a school-record four interceptions for touchdowns, amassing 472 yards in interception returns. He also keyed the 1976 WCU defense that ranked second in the nation in pass defense. One of the founders of the Nu Zeta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc., at WCU, established the Harvey Walker Scholarship at WCU in 2000 … Inducted in 2021.