Jackie Burkett
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| Position: | Linebacker / Center | ||||
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| Date of birth: | December 16, 1936 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Thorsby, Alabama | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Choctawhatchee (FL) | ||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1959 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 | ||||
| AFL draft: |
1960 / Round: 1 Pick: First Selections (by the New York Titans) |
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| Games played: | 121 |
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Walter Jackson Burkett (born December 16, 1936 in Thorsby, Alabama) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Auburn University.
Burkett began playing sports at Andalusia High School, where he was a three-sport athlete (football, basketball and baseball). After his sophomore season he transferred to Choctawhatchee High School and became a two-year starter in football.
As a junior, he played center on offense and linebacker on defense. In his last year he was moved to quarterback and received All-conference honors. He was also captain of the basketball team.
Burkett accepted a scholarship from Auburn University, where he was a two-way player, playing center and linebacker, while also calling the defensive signals.
He was named a starter as a sophomore and was a part of a team that won the SEC and the National championship. That squad was led by its defense, which registered 6 shutouts in 10 games and allowed 28 total points in the season (no more than 7 points in any game). In his last year he was limited with a chronic shoulder injury, that caused it to be discolcated several times.
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