Walter Church (American football)

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Walter Church
Personal information
Born: (1978-07-23) July 23, 1978 (age 45)
Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Ypsilanti (MI)
College: Eastern Michigan
Position: Quarterback
Undrafted: 2001
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Yipsilanti Athletic Hall of Fame (2009)
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:55 / 99
Passing yards:766
TDINT:12–7
QB rating:81.46
Rushing TD:1
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Walter Church (born July 23, 1978) is a former American 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

Pre-draft

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]

New York Dragons

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

Dallas Desperados

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

AFL statistics

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

Stats from ArenaFan: [4]

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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. "Walter Church". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.