:Alvin Walton
{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Alvin Walton
| number = 40, 4
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|03|14}}
| birth_place = Riverside, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 180
| high_school = Banning {{nowrap|(Banning, California)}}
| college = Mt. San Jacinto
Kansas
| draftyear = 1986
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 75
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1986|1991}})
- Baltimore Stallions ({{CFL Year|1994|1995}})
| highlights =
- 2× Super Bowl champion (XXII, XXVI)
- Grey Cup champion (1995)
| statlabel1 = Interceptions
| statvalue1 = 12
| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue2 = 1
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 2
| pfr = WaltAl20
}}
Alvin Earl Walton (born March 14, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) and Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Mt. San Jacinto College and the University of Kansas. Walton is among a select group who have won both an NFL and CFL championship.
Early life
Walton was born in Riverside, California, and attended Banning High School in Banning, California.
College career
After graduating from high school, Walton attended and played college football at Mt. San Jacinto College for two years,{{Cite web|work=Mt. San Jacinto College|url=http://www.msjc.edu/Faces/Pages/Alvin-Walton.aspx|title=Faces of MSJC - Alvin Walton|access-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023206/http://www.msjc.edu/Faces/Pages/Alvin-Walton.aspx|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} before transferring to the University of Kansas. He was ruled academically ineligible to compete during what would have been his senior year in 1985, and he never earned a degree.{{cite news|title=Super Bowl Rings Now In Hands Of Collector|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19970125/2520623/super-bowl-rings-now-in-hands-of-collector|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=January 25, 1997|access-date=September 11, 2015|archive-date=October 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003094545/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19970125&slug=2520623|url-status=live}}
Professional career
=NFL=
Walton was drafted in the third round (75th overall) of the 1986 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins and won Super Bowl XXII and XXVI with the team.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} After being release by the team in 1992, he worked for Federal Express and the U.S. Postal Service and attended barber school.
=CFL=
After being out of football for three years, Walton joined the Baltimore Stallions of the CFL, where he won the 83rd Grey Cup in 1995. It was the only time an American franchise won the Grey Cup.
Personal life
Walton is married and has seven children.{{cite news |title=Alvin Walton Where Is He Now...|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-08-10-1994222181-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085226/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-08-10/sports/1994222181_1_cfl-canadian-football-walton|url-status=live|archive-date=March 4, 2016|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=August 10, 1994|access-date=September 11, 2015}} His wife pawned his two Super Bowl rings and hoped to redeem them when the family's situation improved, but they were sold without Walton's knowledge.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Footballstats |nfl=WAL750684 |ESPN= |cfl= |cbs= |si= |yahoo= |pfr=WaltAl20 }}
{{Redskins1986DraftPicks}}
{{Super Bowl XXII}}
{{Super Bowl XXVI}}
{{83rd Grey Cup}}
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Category:American football safeties
Category:Baltimore Stallions players
Category:Kansas Jayhawks football players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Mt. San Jacinto Eagles football players
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
Category:Players of American football from Riverside, California
Category:Players of Canadian football from California
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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