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| Position | Center | ||||||||
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| Born | March 24, 1961 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 266 lb (121 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Marrero (LA) Shaw | ||||||||
| College | Alabama | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1983: 5th round, 121st overall pick | ||||||||
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Walter Stephen Mott III (born March 24, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL draft, and he played for the team from 1983 to 1988. He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. [2] Mott was Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's last captain.[ citation needed ] In 2009, two commemorative rings from his college football career were stolen but later recovered from a pawn shop after the arrest of some burglary suspects. [3]