Dwight Walker

{{Short description|American football player (born 1959)}} {{Use American English|date=December 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Dwight Walker | number = 42, 89, 83 | position = Running back, wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|01|10}} | birth_place = Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 185 | high_school = East Jefferson (Metairie) | college = Nicholls State | draftyear = 1982 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 87 | pastteams = * Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1982|1984}}) * New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1987}}) | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 49 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 546 | statlabel3 = Touchdowns | statvalue3 = 1 | pfr = WalkDw20 }}

'''Dwight Gerard Walker''' (born January 10, 1959) is an American former professional football player for the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).

Walker played three years as a running back for the Browns from 1982 to 1984. He was forced to retire due to injuries sustained in a car accident. His best season with the Browns was in 1983. In 1987, Walker resumed his career with the Saints and played wide receiver before retiring again following the season.

Walker played college football for the Nicholls State Colonels and was named first-team Associated Press All-American and first-team Kodak All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 1981. He attended East Jefferson High School in Metairie, Louisiana.

==References== *[http://www.geauxcolonels.com/documents/2012/8/13/2012%20Nicholls%20Football%20Media%20Guide.pdf?id=446 Nicholls State Colonels media guide]

== External links == *[http://geauxcolonels.com/index.aspx?tab=football&path=football Nicholls State bio] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091130075552/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/roster.php?letter=W Cleveland Browns Dwight Walker]}} *[http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Team/History/All-Time%20Roster/U-Z.aspx New Orleans Saints Dwight Walker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102022149/http://neworleanssaints.com/Team/History/All-Time%20Roster/U-Z.aspx |date=2010-01-02 }} *[http://www.nfl.com/player/dwightwalker/2528087/profile NFL bio] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100212003621/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WALKEDWI01 Dwight Walker statistics at databasefootball.com]}}

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