Walt Schlinkman
Walter Gaye Schlinkman
Born: May 2, 1922
Channing, TX USA
Deceased: October 5, 1994
Weimar, TX
Position: FB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 205
College: Texas Tech
High School: Dumas (TX)
Career: 1946-1949
Drafted: 1945 in Round 1, #11 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Walt Schlinkman played from 1946 to 1949 during his career with the Green Bay Packers. Schlinkman ran for 1,455 yards in his career on 365 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 3 passes for -1 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 97 | 379 | 3.9 | 44 | 2 |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 115 | 439 | 3.8 | 20 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 106 | 441 | 4.2 | 19 | 4 |
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 47 | 196 | 4.2 | 37 | 0 |
| Totals | 365 | 1455 | 4.0 | 44 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 89 | 22.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 34 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 3 |
| 1947 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 |
Honors
1947 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1947 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (2nd Team)
1947 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
