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American football player (born 1948)

American football player
Cleo Walker
No. 52, 51
Position:Linebacker, Center
Personal information
Born: (1947-07-31) July 31, 1947 (age 77)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:William H. Spencer (Columbus, Georgia)
College:Louisville
NFL draft:1970 / round: 7 / pick: 172
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata
1974 publicity still of Cleo Walker with the Houston Texans of the WFL

Cleo Walker (born 1948) is a former linebacker and center in the National Football League (NFL) and the World Football League (WFL).

Biography

Walker was born Cleo Franklin Walker on February 7, 1948, in Columbus, Georgia. He attended the William H. Spencer high school. Cleo Walker wrote of himself. Stabler three times in the 4th Qtr. These steals not only sealed the game for Green Bay , but also assured Walker a place on the Green Bay Packers roster."

Career

Walker was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1970 NFL draft and played that season with the team. The following season, 1971, he played with the Atlanta Falcons. He later played in the World Football League, in 1974 for the Houston Texans (which later that year became the Shreveport Steamer), and in 1975 again for Shreveport (until the WFL folded in mid-season).

He played at the collegiate level at the University of Louisville. He played for the Cardinals from 1967 to 1970. After retiring from football, he worked as a comptroller for Ryder Trucks and then for the FBI.

In 2001 he was inducted to the Cardinals Athletics Hall of Fame.

See also

References

  1. "Cleo Walker Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. "Cleo Walker Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  3. "Cleo Walker". NFL.com.
  4. "Cleo Walker (2001) - Athletics Hall of Fame". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
Green Bay Packers 1970 NFL draft selections


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