Walter Church (American football)

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Walter Church
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Position Quarterback
Personal information
Born (1978-07-23) July 23, 1978 (age 47)
Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Ypsilanti (MI)
College Eastern Michigan
NFL draft 2001: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
  • ArenaCup champion (2002)
  • Yipsilanti Athletic Hall of Fame (2009)
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.55 / 99
Passing yards766
TDINT 12–7
QB rating 81.46
Rushing TD1
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Walter Church (born July 23, 1978) is an American former football quarterback for the New York Dragons and Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan.

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Early life

Church attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

College career

Church continued his football career at Eastern Michigan. Church still holds school records for most passing yards and total yards in a career.

College statistics

Church's statistics are as follows: [1]

Eastern Michigan Eagles
SeasonGamesPassingRushing
CompAttYardsPct.TDIntQB RatingAttYardsAvgTD
1996101783552,15150.11114103.471-251-3.50
1997Injured
199892133552,65060.01312125.051-95-1.91
1999101783322,01553.6812105.367-78-1.22
2000112383992,32659.6119113.727-90-3.30
NCAA Career Totals408071,4419,14256.04346112.8216-514-2.43

Professional career

Church was rated the 27th best quarterback in the 2001 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [2]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash Wonderlic
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)
218 lb
(99 kg)
5.10 s32 [3]
All values from Eastern Michigan Pro Day [2]

Church led the Peoria Pirates to the ArenaCup title in 2002. [4]

He played for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2003.

Church served as a backup in 2004 with the Dallas Desperados of the AFL.

Church played for the Arkansas Twisters of the af2 in 2006 and retired after the season. [5]

AFL statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2003 New York 122450.02034378.991-10
2004 Dallas 437557.35638485.583-21
Career559955.676612781.464-31

Stats from ArenaFan: [6]

References

  1. "Walter Church". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Walter Church". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. "Historical NFL Wonderlic Scores". wonderlictestsample.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  4. https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/2011/01/04/watn-walt-church-peoria-pirates/42413181007/
  5. Perkins, Pete (April 27, 2007). "New QB gets time to throw". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  6. "Walter Church". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.