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Date of birth | April 18, 1941 |
Place of birth | Cohasset, Massachusetts |
Position(s) | Guard |
College | Syracuse |
AFL Draft | 1963 / Round 1 / Pick 2 |
NFL Draft | 1963 / Round 8 / Pick 107 (by the Cleveland Browns) |
Jersey Number | 78 |
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AFL All-Star 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 NFL Pro Bowl 1970, 1971, 1972 |
Honors | AFL All-Time 2nd Team |
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1963-1969 1970-1973 1974-1975 |
AFL San Diego Chargers NFL San Diego Chargers NFL Washington Redskins |
Walter Francis Sweeney (born April 18, 1941 in Cohasset, Massachusetts) is a former American football offensive lineman, who played college football at Syracuse University, where he made the school's all-century team. He also played in the North-South Game and the College All-Star Game. A first-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers in 1963, Sweeney helped them win the American Football League championship.
A premier guard, he was versatile enough to fill in at virtually any offensive line position. Sweeney was named to All-Star teams and Pro Bowls for nine consecutive years at offensive guard, beginning with the 1964 AFL All-Star Team, and in 1970 was selected to the All-Time All-AFL second team.
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