Walt Bowyer

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Walt Bowyer
No. 65
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1960-09-08) September 8, 1960 (age 62)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school: Wilkinsburg (PA)
College: Arizona State
NFL Draft: 1983  / Round: 10 / Pick: 254
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Walter Nathaniel Bowyer Jr. (born September 8, 1960) is a former American football defensive end who played four seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos in the tenth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at Arizona State University and attended Wilkinsburg High School in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. [2] Bowyer was also a member of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.

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References

  1. "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  2. "WALT BOWYER". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.