Chuck Walton
Date of birth | July 7, 1941 |
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Place of birth | Shattuck, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Date of death | October 6, 1998 | (aged 57)
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | G |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
US college | Iowa State |
NFL draft | 1963 / round: 4 / pick: 55 |
Drafted by | Detroit Lions |
Career history | |
As player | |
1963–1964 | Montreal Alouettes |
1965–1966 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1967–1974 | Detroit Lions |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1966 |
CFL East All-Star | 1963, 1965, 1966 |
Career stats | |
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Charles Richard Walton (July 7, 1941 – October 6, 1998) was an American football guard who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions. Previously he played for the Montreal Alouettes and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] Walton played college football at Iowa State University.
Walton was one of four football players from Iowa State who appeared in scenes in the 1968 movie Paper Lion.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Chuck Walton, Stats Crew. Accessed February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Tom Watkins Remembers Paper Lion", Iowa State Cyclones, July 12, 2008. Accessed February 4, 2024. "Four former ISU gridiron stars (Tom Watkins, Tom Vaughn, Chuck Walton and Carl Brettschneider) appear and have significant roles in the movie.... Walton is present in a couple of scenes, but did not have any speaking parts."