Chris Walsh (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1968)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2019}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Chris Walsh

| image = Walsh Culpepper Birk.JPEG

| caption = Walsh (#81) in 2002

| number = 87, 81

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|12|12|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 199

| high_school = Ygnacio Valley {{avoid wrap|(Concord, California)}}

| college = Stanford (1988–1991)

| draftyear = 1992

| draftround = 9

| draftpick = 251

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1992|1993}})
• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1994|2002}})

| highlights =

• Minnesota Vikings All-Mall of America Field Team
• Second-team All-Pac-10 (1991)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 67

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 719

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 4

| pfr = W/WalsCh00

}}

Christopher Lee Walsh (born December 12, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL draft by the Bills.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Nicknamed "the Undertaker", Walsh once played an entire game with a broken jaw.{{Cn|date=March 2025}} He also was known for giving back to the community by visiting with fans and signing autographs at local Minnesota McDonald's restaurants.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}