Larry Walton
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| Date of birth | February 8, 1947 |
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| Place of birth | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date of death | 7 4 2024 |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| US college | Arizona State |
| NFL draft | 1969 / round: 3 / Pick 59 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1969–1977 | Detroit Lions |
| 1978 | Buffalo Bills |
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Larry James Walton (born February 8, 1947) is a former American football wide receiver. He played eight years in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions (1969-1974 and 1976) and Buffalo Bills (1978).
Biography
[edit]Walton was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on February 8, 1947.[1]
He played college football at Trinidad State Junior College in Colorado and at Arizona State University. In November 1967, he tied a Western Athletic Conference record with four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) in a game.[2] He gained 719 yards for Arizona State in 1968.[3]
During his eight years in the National Football League, he played for the Detroit Lions, from 1969 to 1974 and again in 1976, and then for the Buffalo Bills in 1978. His best seasons were from 1970 to 1972 when he caught 84 passes for 1,508 yards and 16 touchdowns.[1]
He missed the 1975 season after undergoing knee surgery.[4] He was cut by the Lions on September 12, 1977,[5] later attempting a comeback with the Bills in 1978.[6][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Larry Walton". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Walton, Aylward Lead WAC Standouts". Tucson Daily Citizen. November 7, 1967. p. 18.
- ^ "Lions Sign Speedster". Detroit Free Press. June 4, 1969. p. 4D.
- ^ "Lions Are Ready, Forzano Says". Detroit Free Press. September 16, 1975.
- ^ "Larry Walton cut by Lions". The Record-Eagle (Traverse City). September 13, 1977. p. 13.
- ^ "Bills' Knox scoops up Walton". Detroit Free Press. August 25, 1978. p. 4D.