Byron Walker
{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Byron Walker
| number = 89
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|07|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 190
| high_school = Warner Robins (GA)
| college = The Citadel
| undraftedyear = 1982
| pastteams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1982|1986}})
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 54
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 925
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 7
| pfr = WalkBy00
}}
Byron Burneil "Bones" Walker (born July 28, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WalkBy00.htm|title=Byron Walker Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=23 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2014/11/03/date-seahawks-stage-largest-comeback-franchise-history|title=On this date: Seahawks stage largest comeback in franchise history|date=3 November 2014|publisher=|accessdate=23 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222064829/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2014/11/03/date-seahawks-stage-largest-comeback-franchise-history|archive-date=22 December 2016|url-status=dead}} A free agent signee he was a member of the team from 1982 to 1986 making 54 receptions for 925 yards and 7 touchdowns. A native of Warner Robins, Georgia he lettered four years playing college football for The Citadel Bulldogs, finishing with career marks of 101 receptions for 1,486 yards and nine touchdowns, which still rank him in the top five in all three categories.{{cite web|url=http://www.citadelsports.com/documents/2014/12/11//Receiving_Records.pdf?id=4246|title=The Citadel Bulldogs|website=www.citadelsports.com|accessdate=23 June 2017}}
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Category:The Citadel Bulldogs football players
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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