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Revision as of 21:07, 27 August 2018
Date of birth | March 9, 1938 |
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Place of birth | Boston, Georgia |
Date of death | August 27, 2018 | (aged 80)
Place of death | Bainbridge, Georgia |
Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | RB/P |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
US college | Georgia |
Career history | |
As player | |
1961–1963 | Edmonton Eskimos |
1963 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1964–1967 | Minnesota Vikings |
1968–1977 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 1 |
Career stats | |
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Robert Earl Walden (born March 9, 1938) is a former punter with a 17-year career in professional football, 14 of which were played in the National Football League from 1964 to 1977. Previously, Walden had played 3 years in the Canadian Football League from 1961-1963. Walden was a part of the Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl X winning teams.[1]
He led the NFL in punting in 1964 with a 46.4 yard average and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1969 season.
Before his NFL career, Walden led the Canadian Football League in punting, rushing, and receiving as a member of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1961 and 1962.[2]
Walden played for the University of Georgia Bulldogs for three years from 1958-1960. In 1958, as a sophomore, he led the nation in average yards per punt. In 1960, he set an Orange Bowl record for yards per punt.
References
- ^ "Walden: Steeler All-Time Great". bainbridgega.com. November 2, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Almost All-Time Pittsburgh Steelers Offense". bleacherreport.com. June 17, 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- 1938 births
- Living people
- American football punters
- Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
- Edmonton Eskimos players
- Georgia Bulldogs football players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- People from Thomas County, Georgia
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Super Bowl champions
- American football punter stubs