Tyrone Walls

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Tyrone Walls
Born: (1947-12-31) December 31, 1947 (age 76)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) TE, E
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
College Missouri
NFL draft 1971, Round: 8, Pick: 185
Drafted by Buffalo Bills [1]
Career history
As player
19721976 Edmonton Eskimos
19771978 BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1975)

Tyrone Walls (born December 31, 1947) is an American former professional football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions. [2] Walls played college football at the University of Missouri and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the eighth round of the 1971 NFL draft, but played his entire professional career in the CFL. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1971 Buffalo Bills". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Tyrone Walls football statistics on StatsCrew.com".