' s ▁struggle . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁Pir ates ' ▁out f iel der ▁Andy ▁Van ▁S ly ke , ▁whom ▁he ▁watched ▁play ▁at ▁Three ▁R ivers ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁Walker ▁is ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁effort ▁to ▁provide ▁week ly ▁Mass ▁to ▁fellow ▁C athol ics ▁on ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁C athol ics ▁from ▁the ▁visit ing ▁team . ▁Walker ▁states ▁that ▁Mass ▁services ▁are ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁because ▁they ▁" com bat ▁the ▁negative ▁qual ities " ▁found ▁in ▁living ▁the ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁a ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁player . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁on ▁B less ed 2 Play , ▁a ▁national ▁radio ▁show ▁hosted ▁by ▁Ron ▁Meyer ▁where ▁Neil ▁discussed ▁his ▁faith ▁and ▁career . ▁ ▁Walker ' s ▁father ▁( Lu ke ), ▁a ▁former ▁team mate ▁of ▁Roberto ▁Clement e , ▁reflected ▁about ▁his ▁son ' s ▁career ▁when ▁discuss ing ▁Clement e ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Before ▁taking ▁off ▁on ▁the ▁flight ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁die ▁on , ▁Clement e ▁ins isted ▁that ▁Walker ' s ▁father ▁not ▁join ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁human itar ian ▁mission . ▁Walker ' s ▁father ▁said ▁Clement e ▁saved ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁family , ▁including ▁Neil ▁Walker . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁second - gener ation ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁players ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 5