Walter Church (born July 23, 1978) is a former American football quarterback for the New York Dragons and Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan.
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| Born: | (1978-07-23) July 23, 1978 (age 44) Ypsilanti, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Ypsilanti (MI) | ||||||||||
| College: | Eastern Michigan | ||||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||||
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Church attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Church continued his football career at Eastern Michigan. Church still holds school records for most passing yards and total yards in a career.
Church's statistics are as follows:[1]
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan Eagles | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||
| 1996 | 10 | 178 | 355 | 2,151 | 50.1 | 11 | 14 | 103.4 | 71 | -251 | -3.5 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Injured | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | 9 | 213 | 355 | 2,650 | 60.0 | 13 | 12 | 125.0 | 51 | -95 | -1.9 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | 10 | 178 | 332 | 2,015 | 53.6 | 8 | 12 | 105.3 | 67 | -78 | -1.2 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | 11 | 238 | 399 | 2,326 | 59.6 | 11 | 9 | 113.7 | 27 | -90 | -3.3 | 0 | ||
| NCAA Career Totals | 40 | 807 | 1,441 | 9,142 | 56.0 | 43 | 46 | 112.8 | 216 | -514 | -2.4 | 3 | ||
Church was rated the 27th best quarterback in the 2001 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[2]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
218 lb (99 kg) |
5.10 s | 32 [3] | |||||||||
| All values from Eastern Michigan Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
He played for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League in 2003.
Church served as a backup in 2004 with the Dallas Desperados.
| Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2003 | New York | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 203 | 4 | 3 | 78.99 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Dallas | 43 | 75 | 57.3 | 563 | 8 | 4 | 85.58 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| Career | 55 | 99 | 55.6 | 766 | 12 | 7 | 81.46 | 4 | -3 | 1 | |
Stats from ArenaFan:[4]
Eastern Michigan Eagles starting quarterbacks | |
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New York Dragons starting quarterbacks | |
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Dallas Desperados starting quarterbacks | |
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