William Henry Walsh
Position: C
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 8, 1927 in Phillipsburg, NJ
College: Notre Dame
Career AV: 34 (2593rd overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (26th overall) of the 1949 NFL Draft.
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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 | AV |
| 1949 | 22 | PIT | C | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950* | 23 | PIT | C | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1951* | 24 | PIT | C | 46 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | 25 | PIT | C | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 26 | PIT | C | 56 | 12 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1954+ | 27 | PIT | C | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 72 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||||||
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
|---|---|
| 3 | Morris Towns, Donald Penn, Pete Ladygo, Randy Dixon, Ray Wietecha, Barret Robbins, Gregg Rakoczy, Mike Evans, Samson Satele, Justin Hartwig |
| 4 | Ray Mansfield, Robbie Tobeck, John Fina, Glenn Bujnoch, Roman Oben, Jim Juriga, Randy Dixon, Keith Kartz, Ray Wietecha, Mike Evans |
| 5 | Morris Towns, Barret Robbins, Benji Olson, Charles Goodrum, Howard Fest, Glenn Bujnoch, Dick Hart, Kendall Simmons, Bob Mischak, Jeff Uhlenhake |
| 6 | Nick Hardwick, Charlie Bradshaw, Chris Snee, Ray Wietecha, Art Hunter, Bruce Bosley, Tony Liscio, Bob DeMarco, Jeff Christy, Jim Nicholson |
| Career | Michael Roos, Herman Clark, Nick Hardwick, Wade Griffin, Kris Dielman, Ken Farragut, Dave Taylor, Vernon Carey, Travelle Wharton, Chris Snee |
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First-Team All-Pro |
| 1949 | NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL |
| 1952 | UPI: 1st Team All-NFL |
| 1954 | Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-NFL |