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Quentin Walker

American-football player (1961-)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ54323302 ↗
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Quentin Walker (born August 27, 1961) is an American former professional football running back who played for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) for one season. He played college football at Virginia.

A native of Teaneck, New Jersey, Walker played prep football at Teaneck High School, where he graduated in 1979.

College career

Walker played college football for the University of Virginia.

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The public source identifies “Quentin Walker” as american-football player (1961-). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Quentin, Walker and American-football.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1961, 1979—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1961-08-27. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Quentin, Walker and American-football providing the first useful test.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q54323302. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1961 and 1979.

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This entry incorporates text from “Quentin Walker” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.