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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. | July 28, 1960||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Jersey City (NJ) Snyder | ||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 3 / pick: 73 | ||||||
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Walker Lee Ashley (born July 28, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs.
Ashley was a member of the 1982 Penn State National Championship team and an All American defensive end. [1]
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