Editing Murray Walker (section)

==Personal life==
Despite his love of cars, Walker never took a driving test. He was given a tank driving licence in the British Army and that was considered valid to qualify for a civilian driving licence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/motoring/ex-formula-one-commentator-murray-isn-t-a-walker-he-s-a-driver-1.443494|title = Ex-Formula One commentator Murray isn't a Walker - he's a driver|date = 23 September 2011}}</ref> He married his wife Elizabeth in 1955; the couple had no children.<ref name="walker" />

In December 1992, Walker had surgery but twisted his hip the day after surgery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq1ttfILtEU|title=James Hunt - Autosport Awards 1992|website=YouTube|date=8 March 2024 }}</ref>

In June 2013, aged 89, Walker was diagnosed with [[lymphoma]] and received [[chemotherapy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10199598/Murray-Walker-expects-to-survive-blood-cancer-and-six-months-of-intensive-chemotherapy.html|title=Murray Walker expects to survive blood cancer and six months of intensive chemotherapy|website=The Telegraph|date=24 July 2013 }}</ref> Walker died on 13 March 2021, aged 97.<ref name=bbc /><ref>{{Cite web|date=13 March 2021|title=Murray Walker, 'The voice of Formula 1', dies at the age of 97 · RaceFans|url=https://www.racefans.net/2021/03/13/murray-walker-the-voice-of-formula-1-dies-at-the-age-of-97/|access-date=15 March 2021|website=RaceFans|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/motor-sport/legendary-formula-one-commentator-murray-walker-dies-aged-97-40192343.html|title=Legendary Formula One commentator Murray Walker dies, aged 97|date=13 March 2021|website=independent.ie}}</ref> He was memorialised by the [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] team at the [[2021 Bahrain Grand Prix]], where a sticker on the car's halo featured a quote from Walker's commentary, "And I've got to stop, because I've got a lump in my throat", on the [[1996 Japanese Grand Prix]], when [[Damon Hill]] secured the Drivers' Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-26 |title=Williams Are Running A Murray Walker Tribute On The Car's Halo |url=https://wtf1.com/post/williams-are-running-a-murray-walker-tribute-on-the-cars-halo/ |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=WTF1 |language=en-US}}</ref> Walker did not have a funeral or memorial service as per the instructions he made in his will.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=James |author-link=James Allen (journalist) |date=9 January 2025 |title=End of an era: Murray Walker's final TV commentary |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/end-of-an-era-murray-walkers-final-commentary/10686887/ |access-date=9 January 2025 |website=Autosport}}</ref>