Wayne Walker
Wayne Harrison Walker
Born: September 30, 1936
Boise, ID USA
Deceased: May 19, 2017
Position: LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 225
College: Idaho
High School: Boise (ID)
Career: 1958-1972
Drafted: 1958 in Round 4, #45 overall by the Detroit Lions
Wayne Walker played from 1958 to 1972 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Walker accounted for 345 points in his professional career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 5 | 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 64 | 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 56 | 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 34 | 32 | 94.1 | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 74 | 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 57 | 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 17 | 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 26 | 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 24 | 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 |
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| Totals | 175 | 172 | 98.3 | 131 | 53 | 40.5 | 331 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 1 | 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Totals | 14 | 163 | 11.6 | 47 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 64 | 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 56 | 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 74 | 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 57 | 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 345 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 1 | 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 4 | 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 12 | 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1962 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1963 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 13 | 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 13 | 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 5 | 1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 5 | 1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1969 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1970 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1971 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 1972 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 |
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Honors
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1966 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
