the Mets' pitching coach for 14 seasons, from 1968 through 1981, including service on the 1969 World Champion "Amazin'" Mets. He also served as the club's emergency manager from September 25–29, , after Hodges suffered a mild heart attack and went on medical leave for the final four games of the season; under Walker, the Mets were 2–2. As the Mets' pitching coach, he supervised Hall of Famers Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan. Walker scouted for the Braves and St. Louis Cardinals after his coaching career ended. Legacy and family The book Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings (2004) includes short stories from the former Dodger pitcher. Walker is prominent in many of these stories. A younger brother, Verlon "Rube" Walker, was nicknamed after him; Verlon was a minor league catcher and manager, and served for ten years (from 1961 until his death in March 1971) as a coach for the Cubs. Death Rube Walker died from lung cancer on December 12, 1992, in Morganton, North Carolina at age 66. He is interred at Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, North Carolina. Popular culture In the 1985 film Mask, Rocky Dennis states he is in need of a Rube "Ruby" Walker baseball card to complete his 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers set. External links Rube Walker at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Rube Walker at Baseball Library Rube Walker at The Deadball Era 1926 births 1992 deaths Atlanta Braves coaches Atlanta Braves scouts Atlanta Crackers managers Atlanta Crackers players Baseball coaches from North Carolina Baseball players from North Carolina Brooklyn Dodgers players Chicago Cubs players Davenport Cubs players Deaths from cancer in North Carolina Deaths from lung cancer Erwin Cubs players Houston Buffaloes managers Houston Buffs players Los Angeles Dodgers coaches Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball pitching coaches Nashville Vols players New York Mets coaches People from Lenoir, North Carolina Portsmouth Cubs players St. Louis Cardinals scouts St. Paul Saints (AA) players Washington Senators (1961–1971) coaches