John Walton
John B. Walton
Born: October 4, 1947
Elizabeth City, NC USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: Elizabeth City St.
High School: P.W. Moore (Elizabeth City, NC)
Career: 1975-1984
John Walton played from 1975 to 1984 during his career with the Boston Breakers, New Orleans Breakers, Philadelphia Eagles and San Antonio Wings. Walton threw for 10,069 yards in his career, completing 808 of 1,504 passes with 59 touchdowns and 62 interceptions. He also ran for 128 yards in 56 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | WFL San Antonio Wings | 338 | 167 | 49.4 | 2405 | 7.1 | 19 | 5.6 | 22 | 6.5 | 63 | 22 | 169 | 64.5 |
| 1976 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 125 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.1 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 26.6 |
| 1978 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1979 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 213 | 5.9 | 3 | 8.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 86.9 |
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 589 | 330 | 56.0 | 3772 | 6.4 | 20 | 3.4 | 18 | 3.1 | 86t | 7 | 56 | 74.0 |
| 1984 | USFL New Orleans Breakers | 512 | 280 | 54.7 | 3554 | 6.9 | 17 | 3.3 | 19 | 3.7 | 78 | 9 | 80 | 72.2 |
| WFL | 338 | 167 | 49.4 | 2405 | 7.1 | 19 | 5.6 | 22 | 6.5 | 63 | 22 | 169 | ||
| NFL | 65 | 31 | 47.7 | 338 | 5.2 | 3 | 4.6 | 3 | 4.6 | 33 | 1 | 6 | ||
| USFL | 1101 | 610 | 55.4 | 7326 | 6.7 | 37 | 3.4 | 37 | 3.4 | 86 | 16 | 136 | ||
| Totals | 1504 | 808 | 53.7 | 10069 | 6.7 | 59 | 3.9 | 62 | 4.1 | 86 | 39 | 311 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | WFL San Antonio Wings | 26 | 104 | 4.0 | 23 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | -5 | -0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 10 | 2 |
| 1984 | USFL New Orleans Breakers | 8 | -4 | -0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| WFL | 26 | 104 | 4.0 | 23 | 3 | |
| NFL | 10 | -4 | -0.4 | 2 | 0 | |
| USFL | 20 | 28 | 1.4 | 10 | 3 | |
| Totals | 56 | 128 | 2.3 | 23 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1975 | WFL San Antonio Wings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1984 | USFL New Orleans Breakers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| WFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| USFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | WFL | San Antonio Wings | 12 | |
| 1976 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Boston Breakers | 17 | 16 |
| 1984 | USFL | New Orleans Breakers | 18 | 18 |
