Walter Roberts (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1942)}}

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

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| number = 27, 47

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|02|15}}

| birth_place = Texarkana, Texas, U.S.

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lbs = 163

| high_school = Compton (Compton, California)

| college = San Jose State

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| undraftedyear = 1964

| pastteams =

• Cleveland Browns (1964–1966)
• New Orleans Saints (1967)
• Washington Redskins (1969–1970)

| highlights =

• NFL champion (1964)

| pfr = RobeWa00

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Walter Roberts (born February 15, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and kick return specialist in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and Washington Redskins. He lettered in football, baseball and track at Compton High School. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. A fast runner, he was nicknamed "the Flea".{{cite web

|title=Walt Roberts (The Flea)

|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ROBERWAL01

|publisher=Database Football dot com

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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214091733/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ROBERWAL01

|archivedate=February 14, 2010

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