Les Walters
| Position: | End, Defensive back |
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| Born: | February 13, 1937 Palmyra, Pennsylvania |
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| College: | Penn State |
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Lester Kenneth Walters Jr. (born February 13, 1937) is a former American football player. He was born in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, and attended Milton S. Hershey High School. He then enrolled at Pennsylvania State University where he played college football at the end position for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 1956 to 1957. He was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on its 1957 College Football All-America Team.[1] He later played professional football in the National Football League, appearing in eight games as a defensive back for the Washington Redskins during the 1958 NFL season.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Iowa Tackle Is Lone Repeater On All-America Team". The Gettysburg Times. December 5, 1957. p. 5.
- ^ "Les Walters". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
Categories:
- 1937 births
- Living people
- People from Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- American football ends
- American football defensive backs
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Washington Redskins players