Wayne Walker (linebacker)
American football player and sports broadcaster (1936–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wayne Harrison Walker (September 30, 1936 – May 19, 2017) was an American professional football player and sports broadcaster. He played 15 seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), as a linebacker and kicker. Walker played in 200 regular season games, the second most for a defensive player at the time.[1] He played in three Pro Bowls and was once selected as a first-team All-NFL player. After the 1972 season, he retired as a player and was a sports broadcaster for CBS and the sports director for KPIX-TV in San Francisco from 1974 to 1994. Walker was a weekend sportscaster during the off-season during his later years as a Detroit Lion.
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Position: | Linebacker Kicker | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1936-09-30)September 30, 1936 Boise, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Died: | May 19, 2017(2017-05-19) (aged 80) Boise, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Boise | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Idaho (1955–1957) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1958 / Round: 4 / Pick: 45 | ||||||||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||||||