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Max Walker. Photo: Chris Beck
Cricketer, footballer, media identity and best selling author Max Walker has died aged 68.
Walker played 34 Tests for Australia, before moving on to a successful career as a commentator and writer.
He was named a Member of the Order of Australia in 2011, but also battled prostate cancer post-retirement.
Australian cricket great Ian Chappell told Neil Mitchell that Walker was a formidable cricketer.
"Tangles was all elbows and arms and thrashing around, as you said, he wasn't the quickest ... and he certainly wasn't the best looking player, but I reckon he would have been a nightmare to play against," Chappell told 3AW Mornings.
Click PLAY below to hear Ian Chappell recall some stories
![Victorian cricketer Max Walker attempts to sweep New South Wales bowler David Hourn during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 17 February 1976.](http://web.archive.org./web/20161029110101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/n/m/n/2/image.imgtype.articleLeadwide.620x349.png/1474688799457.png)
Victorian cricketer Max Walker attempts to sweep New South Wales bowler David Hourn during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 17 February 1976.
Shocked to hear of the passing of Max "Tangles" Walker.
— Stephen Quartermain (@Quartermain10) September 27, 2016
Great sportsman.
Great entertainer.
A great bloke just full of life. #RIPTangles
So sad to hear of the passing of Max Walker. What a great cricketer, author and story teller. Ripper bloke whose smile lit up a room! #263 😪
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) September 27, 2016