Walter Francis Sweeney
Position: G
Height: 6-4 Weight: 256 lbs.
Born: April 18, 1941 in Cohasset, MA
College: Syracuse
Career AV: 83 (304th overall since 1950)
9-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 8th round (107th overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft.
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| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | AV | ||
| 1963 | 22 | SDG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| 1964* | 23 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1965* | 24 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1966* | 25 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1967*+ | 26 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1968*+ | 27 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1969* | 28 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1970* | 29 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1971* | 30 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 10 | |||||
| 1972* | 31 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 32 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 33 | WAS | RG | 78 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 34 | WAS | RG | 78 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 181 | 27 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 18 | 15.5 | 39 | 108 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1973 | 32 | SDG | RG | 78 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 34 | WAS | RG | 78 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 181 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 yrs | SDG | 154 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | WAS | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL | |
| 1967 | Sporting News: 2nd Team All-Conf. |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1968 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL/AFL |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1969 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL | |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1970 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1971 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL |