Bio:
Dr. Eric Walter (B.Sc. '66), raised in Baie d’Urfé, Que., was a two-time all-star running back and defensive back over his four seasons, from 1961 to 1965. An Omega trophy recipient as league MVP in 1964, he established a school record with 18 touchdowns in 24 career games, a mark which stood for more than a decade and was named to the OUA Football Legends Hall of Fame in 1996.
Walter, a receiver and running back from Baie d’Urfé, Que., played four seasons with the football Redmen (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965), earning all-conference honours in his sophomore and senior years. In 1962, he set McGill and OUAA single-game records with four TD receptions against Queen’s (Oct. 20, 1962). He went on to capture the league scoring title with 48 points (eight touchdowns) in six games and led McGill to the Yates Cup league championship.
Walter, who was once on the receiving end of a 100-yard pass-and-run play from quarterback Glen St. John against Western (Oct. 17, 1964), missed the 1963 season with injuries but returned in 1964 to finish third among league leaders in both rushing and receiving, en route to winning the Omega trophy as the league’s most outstanding player. A two-time team MVP who captained the team in his final season, he graduated in 1966 with a chemical engineering degree and a school record 18 TDs in 24 career contests, a mark that stood until 1974.
Walter later went on to dentistry school at U of T, where he tallied 15 more TDs over three years and at the time of his graduation, was ranked second in among OUA career TD leaders with 33. In 1996, he was named to the OUA Football Legends Hall of Fame.
