Walt Jenkins
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| Position: | Defensive lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 9, 1930 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died: | April 28, 2021 (aged 90) |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sidney D. Miller (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College: | Wayne State |
| NFL draft: | 1955 / round: 9 / pick: 108 |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Walter Bernard Jenkins (December 9, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American football defensive lineman who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wayne State and was selected by the Lions in the ninth round of the 1955 NFL draft.[1][2] He was also a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.[3] Jenkins died on April 28, 2021, at the age of 90.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Walt Jenkins". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Walt Jenkins". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Walt Jenkins NFL Transactions". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Walter B. Jenkins". Detroit News. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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