Walker Lee Ashley (born July 28, 1960) is a retired American football linebacker who played in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs.
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | (1960-07-28) July 28, 1960 (age 62) Bayonne, New Jersey | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Jersey City (NJ) Snyder | ||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||
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Ashley was a member of the 1982 Penn State National Championship team and an All American defensive end.[1]
Ashley played linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings from 1983 to 1988 and again in 1990 after a one-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1989.[2]
Ashley was born in Bayonne, New Jersey.[2] Raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Ashley attended Henry Snyder High School.[3]
His son, also Walker Lee Ashley, played football for the USC Trojans[4] for one season and left the program.
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