Talk'n Throws- Texas Style

Talk'n Throws with Sammy Walker- 1976 Olympian, 1968 High School Shot Put Record Holder

June 07, 2020 Jayson & Janale Season 1 Episode 4
Talk'n Throws- Texas Style
Talk'n Throws with Sammy Walker- 1976 Olympian, 1968 High School Shot Put Record Holder
Show Notes

Sammy Walker shared some great stories of his time competing in high school at SMU and being a professional thrower trying to make the Olympic team.
He is a proud Texan through and through from attending college at SMU to working in the oil fields to currently owning a Whataburger. 
*Texas Track and Field Hall of Fame
*4 time US Olympic trial participant
*1976 Olympian in weight lifting
*1968 National Record holder in the shot put as a senior in high school, a record that held for 11 years until it was broken by Michael Carter.