Troy Walters

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Troy Walters
Detroit Lions — No. 86
Wide receiver
Date of birth: December 15, 1976 (1976-12-15) (age 31)
Place of birth: Bloomington, Indiana
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight: 171 lb (78 kg)
National Football League debut
2000 for the Minnesota Vikings
Career history
College: Stanford
NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NFL.com

Troy McHenry Walters (born December 15, 1976 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. He was originally selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Stanford University by the Minnesota Vikings. He has also played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Arizona Cardinals. Walters won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as a senior at Stanford as college football's best wide receiver. Although listed at 5'8", Walters height is reportedly only 5'5"[1] according to other sources, making him one of the NFL's shortest players of al time.

[edit] Early years

Walters attended A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas and was a good student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, as a senior, he was a second team All-Greater Houston selection and a third team All-State selection.

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Fred Biletnikoff Award winners

1994: B. Engram  | 1995: T. Glenn  | 1996: M. Harris  | 1997: R. Moss  | 1998: T. Edwards  | 1999: T. Walters  | 2000: A. Bryant  | 2001: J. Reed  | 2002: C. Rogers  | 2003: L. Fitzgerald  | 2004: B. Edwards  | 2005: M. Hass  | 2006: C. Johnson  | 2007: M. Crabtree

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1]Accessed 30 December 2007.
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