sport.wikisort.org - AthleteSamuel Thaw Walton (January 3, 1943 – May 9, 2002) was an American football tackle who played three seasons with the New York Jets and Houston Oilers. He was drafted by the Jets in the third round of the 1968 NFL Draft. Walton played college football at East Texas State University and attended Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a member of the New York Jets team that won Super Bowl III.
American football player (1943–2002)
American football player
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Position: | Tackle |
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Born: | (1943-01-03)January 3, 1943 Memphis, Tennessee |
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Died: | May 9, 2002(2002-05-09) (aged 59) Memphis, Tennessee |
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Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
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Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) |
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High school: | Memphis (TN) Melrose |
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College: | East Texas State |
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NFL Draft: | 1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 |
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- New York Jets (1968–1969)
- Houston Oilers (1971)
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- Super Bowl champion (III)
- AFL champion (1968)
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Games played: | 34 |
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Games started: | 27 |
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
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After his football career ended Walton became homeless on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee and died of a heart attack in 2002. His teammates had attempted to help him but were unsuccessful.[1][2]
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New York Jets 1968 AFL draft selections |
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- Lee White
- Steve Thompson
- Sam Walton
- Gary Magner
- Lee Jacobsen
- Oscar Lubke
- Bob Taylor
- Jim Richards
- Karl Henke
- Gary Houser
- Mike D'Amato
- Henry Owens
- Raymond Hayes
- Tom Myslinski
- Harvey Nairn
- Ronnie Ehrig
- Tom Bilotta
- Myles Strasser
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New York Jets Super Bowl III champions |
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- 11 Jim Turner
- 12 Joe Namath (MVP)
- 13 Don Maynard
- 15 Babe Parilli
- 22 Jim Hudson
- 23 Bill Rademacher
- 24 Johnny Sample
- 26 Jim Richards
- 29 Bake Turner
- 30 Mark Smolinski
- 31 Bill Mathis
- 32 Emerson Boozer
- 33 Curley Johnson
- 34 Lee White
- 35 Billy Joe
- 41 Matt Snell
- 42 Randy Beverly
- 43 John Dockery
- 45 Earl Christy
- 46 Bill Baird
- 47 Mike D'Amato
- 48 Cornell Gordon
- 50 Carl McAdams
- 51 Ralph Baker
- 52 John Schmitt
- 56 Paul Crane
- 60 Larry Grantham
- 61 Bob Talamini
- 62 Al Atkinson
- 63 John Neidert
- 66 Randy Rasmussen
- 67 Dave Herman
- 68 Michael Stromberg
- 70 Karl Henke
- 71 Sam Walton
- 72 Paul Rochester
- 74 Jeff Richardson
- 75 Winston Hill
- 80 John Elliott
- 81 Gerry Philbin
- 83 George Sauer
- 85 Steve Thompson
- 86 Verlon Biggs
- 87 Pete Lammons
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