Walt Barnes (defensive lineman)

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Walt Barnes
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Position: Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1944-01-19) January 19, 1944 (age 80)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
High school: St. Mel (Chicago)
College: Nebraska
NFL draft: 1966  / Round: 2 / Pick: 21
AFL draft: 1966  / Round: 3 / Pick: 23
Career history
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Walter Charles Barnes (born January 19, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning consensus All-American honors in 1965. Barnes was selected in the second round of the 1966 NFL draft and was also chosen in the third round of the 1966 AFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Denver Broncos in 1969. [1] He attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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