Louie Walker

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Louie Walker
No. 57
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1952-07-23) July 23, 1952 (age 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Los Angeles (CA) Washington
College: Colorado State
Undrafted: 1974
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:8
Player stats at PFR

Louis Walker Jr. (born July 23, 1952) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Colorado State University.

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Early years

Walker attended Washington Preparatory High School, where he was a two-time All-league linebacker. He also practiced track and swimming. [1]

He enrolled at West Los Angeles Junior College, where he played as a fullback and linebacker. He was a two-time All-conference linebacker. [1]

Walker transferred after his sophomore season to Colorado State University, where he was a two-year starter at linebacker. [1]

As a senior, he had 75 tackles (second on the team) and one interception. [2]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Walker was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1974 NFL draft. [3] He missed the last 3 preseason games with an injury. He was waived before the start of the season. On October 21, he was re-signed to take the place of an injured Rodrigo Barnes on the roster. He played in the last 8 games of the season, focusing on special teams.

On August 6, 1975, he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for an unspecified amount of cash.

San Francisco 49ers

On September 2, 1975, he was released before the start of the season.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 1973 Colorado State University Football Media Guide. Colorado State University. 1973. p. 31.
  2. ↑ The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia (First ed.). Sterling Publishing. 2007. ISBN   978-1-4027-4216-3.
  3. ↑ "ALL-TIME #NEXTLEVELRAMS" . Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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