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Wayne H. Walker

Wayne Harrison Walker

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: September 30, 1936 in Boise, ID
College: Idaho

Career AV: 92 (210th overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 4th round (45th overall) of the 1958 NFL Draft.

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Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P AV
1958 22 DET 55 12 0 1
1959 23 DET 55 9 0 6 5 83.3% 1
1960 24 DET RLB 55 12 0 8
1961 25 DET RLB 55 14 0 3 0.0% 6 6 100.0% 8
1962 26 DET RLB 55 14 0 22 9 40.9% 37 37 100.0% 9
1963* 27 DET RLB 55 14 0 22 9 40.9% 29 29 100.0% 11
1964* 28 DET RLB 55 14 0 25 14 56.0% 34 32 94.1% 13
1965*+ 29 DET RLB 55 14 0 22 8 36.4% 33 33 100.0% 15
1966 30 DET rlb 55 13 5 8 2 25.0% 11 11 100.0% 9
1967 31 DET RLB 55 14 5 15 5 33.3% 11 11 100.0% 9
1968 32 DET RLB 55 14 0 14 6 42.9% 6 6 100.0% 8
1969 33 DET RLB 55 14 0 10
1970 34 DET RLB 55 14 0 9
1971 35 DET RLB 55 14 0 2 2 100.0% 7
1972 36 DET RLB 55 14 0 7
Career 200 10 131 53 40.5% 175 172 98.3% 125

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1958 22 DET 55 12 0 1 33 1 33 0 1 34 1
1960 24 DET RLB 55 12 0 1 21 0 21 0 4 0 0 1
1961 25 DET RLB 55 14 0 2 16 0 12 0 2 10 0
1962 26 DET RLB 55 14 0 1 47 0 47 1 1 0 0
1963* 27 DET RLB 55 14 0 1 17 0 17
1964* 28 DET RLB 55 14 0 1 14 0 14 0 1 0 0
1965*+ 29 DET RLB 55 14 0 2 0 0 0
1966 30 DET rlb 55 13 5 1 3 0 3
1967 31 DET RLB 55 14 5 1 2 0 0
1968 32 DET RLB 55 14 0 1 0 0 0
1969 33 DET RLB 55 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1971 35 DET RLB 55 14 0 2 12 0 8 0 1 0 0
1972 36 DET RLB 55 14 0 0 2 14 0
Career 200 10 14 163 1 47 2 15 58 1 1

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1958 22 DET 55 12 0 1 1 2 12
1959 23 DET 55 9 0 5 5
1960 24 DET RLB 55 12 0 1 2
1961 25 DET RLB 55 14 0 6 6
1962 26 DET RLB 55 14 0 37 9 64
1963* 27 DET RLB 55 14 0 29 9 56
1964* 28 DET RLB 55 14 0 32 14 74
1965*+ 29 DET RLB 55 14 0 33 8 57
1966 30 DET rlb 55 13 5 11 2 17
1967 31 DET RLB 55 14 5 11 5 26
1968 32 DET RLB 55 14 0 6 6 24
1971 35 DET RLB 55 14 0 2 2
Career 200 10 1 1 2 172 53 1 345

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6 Greg Brezina, Gerald Irons, Mel Owens, Skip Vanderbundt, Jason Gildon, Carlos Emmons, Bob Swenson, Tommy Nobis, Adalius Thomas, Shawn Barber
7 Mike Merriweather, Wayne Robinson, Hugh Green, Fred Carr, Keith Brooking, Jason Gildon, Gerald Irons, Greg Brezina, Myron Pottios, Michael Brooks
8 Bryce Paup, Fred Carr, Mike Merriweather, Jim Lynch, Tom Jackson, Ken Norton, Myron Pottios, Terrell Suggs, Chip Banks, Jason Gildon
9 Fred Carr, Jim Lynch, Mike Merriweather, Bryce Paup, John Reger, Tom Jackson, Ken Norton, Peter Boulware, Joey Porter, Seth Joyner
10 Phil Villapiano, Ken Norton, Fred Carr, Al Wilson, Jim Lynch, Dale Dodrill, Mike Merriweather, Bryce Paup, John Reger, Levon Kirkland
11 Ken Norton, Lee Roy Jordan, Phil Villapiano, Mike Merriweather, Clay Matthews, Dale Dodrill, Jim Lynch, John Reger, Tom Jackson, Levon Kirkland
12 Levon Kirkland, Lee Roy Jordan, Jack Reynolds, Ken Norton, Tom Jackson, Mo Lewis, Roy Winston, Clay Matthews, Dave Wilcox*, Larry Grantham
13 Lee Roy Jordan, Tom Jackson, Dave Wilcox*, Levon Kirkland, Mo Lewis, Donnie Edwards, Jack Reynolds, Larry Grantham, Ken Norton, Roy Winston
14 Lee Roy Jordan, Larry Grantham, Mo Lewis, Tom Jackson, Ken Norton, Jack Reynolds, Roy Winston, Cornelius Bennett, Andy Russell, Clay Matthews
15 Lee Roy Jordan, Larry Grantham, Roy Winston, Jack Reynolds, Clay Matthews, Mo Lewis, Tom Jackson, Cornelius Bennett, Ken Norton, Jack Pardee
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1963
1964
1965

First-Team All-Pro

1965

Non-Offensive TDs

1958 NFL 2 (1)

Extra Pt Made

1962 NFL 37 (6)
1964 NFL 32 (8)
1965 NFL 33 (9)
Career 172 (115)

Extra Pt Att

1962 NFL 37 (8)
1964 NFL 34 (8)
1965 NFL 33 (9)
Career 175 (117)

Extra Point %

Career 98.286% (47)

Total Field Goals Made

1964 NFL 14 (7)
Career 53 (142)

Field Goals Att

1962 NFL 22 (9)
1963 NFL 22 (10)
1964 NFL 25 (9)
Career 131 (117)

Field Goal %

1964 NFL 56.000% (7)
Career 40.458% (183)

Fumbles Recovered

1960 NFL 4 (3)

Fumble Return Yds

1958 NFL 34 (6)

Fumble Return TD

1958 NFL 1 (1)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1958 NFL 1 (2)

Long Intercep. Return

1962 NFL 47 (8)

Safeties

1960 NFL 1 (1)
Career 1 (69)

 
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1960NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1963UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1964Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1965Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1966Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL