Walter Fondren
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Walter William Fondren III is a former American football player. He played halfback and later quarterback for the Texas Longhorns from 1955-57. He could throw the running pass in the split-T option and drew comparisons to SMU's Doak Walker because of his ability to run, pass and punt the football.
Fondren was drafted 354th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1958 NFL Draft, but turned down a professional football career, as he was already a millionaire-to-be with his family owning interest in Humble Oil, an oil company his grandfather, Walter Fondren, Sr., founded.
[edit] Further reading
- "Texas Team (of Course) Has Millionaire Back", New York Times, 1957-12-31.
| Preceded by Charley Brewer |
University of Texas Quarterback 1956–1957 |
Succeeded by Bobby Lackey |
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