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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Date of birth: | May 27, 1948 | ||||
Place of birth: | Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
College: | Syracuse | ||||
NFL Draft: | 1972 / Round: 9 / Pick: 210 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 1983 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 153 |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Stanley Peter Walters, Jr. (born May 27, 1948) is a former professional American football offensive tackle. After playing college football for Syracuse, he was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the ninth round of the 1972 NFL Draft. He spent three years with the Bengals, starting at left tackle for the majority of his tenure, before he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1975. A two-time Pro Bowl selection with the Eagles, Walters started in 122 consecutive games at left tackle in his nine years with the team. Following his retirement, he was a radio color commentator for the Eagles from 1984 through 1997.
Walters grew up a New York Giants fan in Rutherford, New Jersey. His father worked as a machinist in Jersey City, New Jersey. Walters attended St. Mary High School in Rutherford, where he lettered in football and basketball.
Walters was a two-year letterman in football for Syracuse University, and started at left guard in his senior season in 1971. He participated in the Senior Bowl in 1971. He majored in history at Syracuse. He was selected to the Syracuse All-Century team in 1999.