Bobby Walston

Robert Harold Walston

Position: E-HB-K
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.

Born: October 17, 1928 in Columbus, OH
Died: October 7, 1987 in Elk Grove Village, IL
College: Georgia (school history)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 14th round (166th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 48 (1681st overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated May 21, 2013 6:25PM

All-Time Rank: #1400. Ken Jones… #1401. Bill Wightkin… #1402. Darrell Dess… #1403. BOBBY WALSTON… #1404. Joe Carollo… #1405. Clarence Peaks… #1406. David Hill…

All-Time Rank: #1400. Ken Jones… #1401. Bill Wightkin… #1402. Darrell Dess… #1403. BOBBY WALSTON… #1404. Joe Carollo… #1405. Clarence Peaks… #1406. David Hill…

Kicking & Punting

							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
1951	23	PHI	K/LE	83	12												11	6	54.5%	31	28	90.3%						6
1952	24	PHI	K/LE	83	12												20	11	55.0%	31	31	100.0%						5
1953	25	PHI	K/LE	83	12												13	4	30.8%	48	45	93.8%						9
1954	26	PHI	K/LE	83	12												10	4	40.0%	39	36	92.3%						6
1955	27	PHI		83	12												3	2	66.7%	7	6	85.7%						1
1956	28	PHI	K/LE	83	12												13	6	46.2%	18	17	94.4%						4
1957	29	PHI	K/LE	83	12												12	9	75.0%	21	20	95.2%						5
1958	30	PHI	K/LE	83	12												14	6	42.9%	31	31	100.0%						6
1959	31	PHI		83	12												1		0.0%	34	33	97.1%						1
1960*	32	PHI	K/TE	83	12												20	14	70.0%	40	39	97.5%						9
1961*	33	PHI	K/TE	83	14												25	14	56.0%	46	43	93.5%						7
1962	34	PHI	K	83	14												15	4	26.7%	38	36	94.7%						0
Career					148												157	80	51.0%	384	365	95.1%						59

Receiving & Rushing

							Receiving							Rushing
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1951	23	PHI	K/LE	83	12		31	512	16.5	8	43	2.6	42.7								512	8	1
1952	24	PHI	K/LE	83	12		26	469	18.0	3	65	2.2	39.1								469	3	1
1953	25	PHI	K/LE	83	12		41	750	18.3	5	62	3.4	62.5								750	5	0
1954	26	PHI	K/LE	83	12		31	581	18.7	11	75	2.6	48.4								581	11	0
1955	27	PHI		83	12		27	443	16.4	3	63	2.3	36.9	1	-3	0	-3	-3.0	-0.3	0.1	440	3	0
1956	28	PHI	K/LE	83	12		39	590	15.1	3	51	3.3	49.2								590	3	0
1957	29	PHI	K/LE	83	12		11	266	24.2	1	49	0.9	22.2	1	7	0	7	7.0	0.6	0.1	273	1	1
1958	30	PHI	K/LE	83	12		21	298	14.2	3	71	1.8	24.8								298	3	0
1959	31	PHI		83	12		16	279	17.4	3	40	1.3	23.3	2	8	0	7	4.0	0.7	0.2	287	3	1
1960*	32	PHI	K/TE	83	12		30	563	18.8	4	49	2.5	46.9								563	4	0
1961*	33	PHI	K/TE	83	14		34	569	16.7	2	68	2.4	40.6								569	2	0
1962	34	PHI	K	83	14		4	43	10.8	0	16	0.3	3.1								43	0	0
Career					148		311	5363	17.2	46	75	2.1	36.2	4	12	0	7	3.0	0.1	0.0	5375	46	4

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1951	23	PHI	K/LE	83	12							5	57	0	17	11.4	569
1952	24	PHI	K/LE	83	12		2	13	0	13	6.5						482
Career					148		2	13	0	13	6.5	5	57	0	17	11.4	5445

Defense & Fumbles

								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
1951	23	PHI	K/LE	83	12								0	1	1	0	0
1952	24	PHI	K/LE	83	12								0	1	1	0	0
1954	26	PHI	K/LE	83	12								0	0	1	0	0
1957	29	PHI	K/LE	83	12								0	1	0	0	0
1959	31	PHI		83	12								0	1	2	0	0
Career					148								0	4	5	0	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	RecTD	AllTD	XPM	FGM	Pts
1951	23	PHI	K/LE	83	12	8	8	28	6	94
1952	24	PHI	K/LE	83	12	3	3	31	11	82
1953	25	PHI	K/LE	83	12	5	5	45	4	87
1954	26	PHI	K/LE	83	12	11	11	36	4	114
1955	27	PHI		83	12	3	3	6	2	30
1956	28	PHI	K/LE	83	12	3	3	17	6	53
1957	29	PHI	K/LE	83	12	1	1	20	9	53
1958	30	PHI	K/LE	83	12	3	3	31	6	67
1959	31	PHI		83	12	3	3	33		51
1960*	32	PHI	K/TE	83	12	4	4	39	14	105
1961*	33	PHI	K/TE	83	14	2	2	43	14	97
1962	34	PHI	K	83	14			36	4	48
Career					148	46	46	365	80	881

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1960 1961	Receptions 1956 NFL 39 (6)	Receiving Yds 1953 NFL 750 (6)	Receiving TD 1951 NFL 8 (3) 1953 NFL 5 (8) 1954 NFL 11 (2) Career 46 (138)
Yds/Reception 1951 NFL 16.5 (7) 1952 NFL 18.0 (6) 1953 NFL 18.3 (7) 1954 NFL 18.7 (7) 1955 NFL 16.4 (8) 1960 NFL 18.8 (6) Career 17.2 (71)	Receiving Yds/Game 1953 NFL 62.5 (6)	Touchdowns 1951 NFL 8 (5) 1954 NFL 11 (2)	Points Scored 1951 NFL 94 (4) 1952 NFL 82 (6) 1953 NFL 87 (4) 1954 NFL 114 (1) 1958 NFL 67 (7) 1960 NFL 105 (2) 1961 NFL 97 (2) Career 881 (69)
Rushing/Receiving TD 1951 NFL 8 (5) 1954 NFL 11 (2)	Extra Pt Made 1951 NFL 28 (8) 1952 NFL 31 (7) 1953 NFL 45 (2) 1954 NFL 36 (4) 1956 NFL 17 (10) 1958 NFL 31 (6) 1959 NFL 33 (2) 1960 NFL 39 (3) 1961 NFL 43 (3) 1962 NFL 36 (7) Career 365 (45)	Extra Pt Att 1951 NFL 31 (6) 1952 NFL 31 (7) 1953 NFL 48 (2) 1954 NFL 39 (2) 1956 NFL 18 (10) 1958 NFL 31 (7) 1959 NFL 34 (3) 1960 NFL 40 (3) 1961 NFL 46 (1) 1962 NFL 38 (6) Career 384 (40)	Extra Point % Career 95.052% (143)
Total Field Goals Made 1951 NFL 6 (6) 1952 NFL 11 (2) 1953 NFL 4 (10) 1956 NFL 6 (8) 1957 NFL 9 (7) 1958 NFL 6 (10) 1960 NFL 14 (4) 1961 NFL 14 (6) Career 80 (126)	Field Goals Att 1951 NFL 11 (10) 1952 NFL 20 (4) 1953 NFL 13 (9) 1954 NFL 10 (10) 1956 NFL 13 (8) 1960 NFL 20 (6) 1961 NFL 25 (7) Career 157 (117)	Field Goal % 1951 NFL 54.545% (4) 1952 NFL 55.000% (4) 1956 NFL 46.154% (6) 1957 NFL 75.000% (1) 1958 NFL 42.857% (7) 1960 NFL 70.000% (1) 1961 NFL 56.000% (4) Career 50.955% (175)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1951	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI

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