Joe Walton
Walton in 1956 at the University of Pittsburgh.
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| Position: | End, defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 15, 1935 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
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| High school: | Beaver Falls (PA) | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1957 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||
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| Receiving yards: | 2,628 |
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| Average: | 14.8 |
| Touchdowns: | 28 |
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Joseph Frank Walton (born December 15, 1935) is a former American football player and coach who most recently retired after 20 years as the head football coach and creator of the football program at Robert Morris University. Walton played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a pass catching tight end for the Redskins and Giants. He served as head coach of the New York Jets for seven seasons, guiding them to the playoffs twice. He has also served as an assistant coach for the New York Giants, the Washington Redskins, the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers during a 20-year period.
Walton was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania in 1935, the son of former Washington Redskins guard Frank "Tiger" Walton. Father and son’s football careers paralleled. They both were football stars at Beaver Falls High School and the University of Pittsburgh. Both men went on to play in the NFL for the Washington Redskins. And they both coached for the Redskins and for the Steelers.
Walton attended the University of Pittsburgh on a football scholarship. While there, Walton helped lead the Pittsburgh Panthers to the 1956 Sugar Bowl following the 1955 season and then to the 1956 Gator Bowl in his senior season. In 1955, his junior year Walton was selected an All-American. In 1956 he was named the co-captain of Pitt's team, was a unanimous selection as a first-team All-American and was named to the Academic All-American team.
Walton was selected in the second round (14th overall pick, there were 12 teams in the NFL at that time.) of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Redskins and played there from 1957 to 1960. In July 1961, he was involved in a three-team trade with the Redskins, Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. The Giants received Walton and end Jim Podoley from the Redskins, the Redskins received Fred Dugan from the Cowboys and placekicker John Aveni, end Jerry Daniels, and defensive halfback Dave Whitsell from the Giants, and the Cowboys received placekicker Allen Green and a sixth round for the 1962 NFL Draft from the Giants that the team later used to draft George Andrie. Walton played for the Giants from 1961 to 1963. He was placed on injured reserve due to shoulder and knee injures during the 1964 season. At the end of that season Walton retired.
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