Wayne Walker

Football Player

Birthday September 30, 1936

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Idaho

DEATH DATE May 19, 2017 (80)

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About

Former linebacker who was a three-time Pro Bowl selection during his 14-season career with the Detroit Lions.

Before Fame

He was a fourth round draft pick in 1958, after playing college football at the University of Idaho.

Trivia

He worked as an NFL broadcaster from the 1970s to the 1990s after retiring from the Lions in 1972.

Family Life

He married Sylvia Walker in 1959.

Associated With

He played baseball with legend Harmon Killebrew as a teen.