Name Dwight Walker College Nicholls State Role American football player | 1982-1984 Cleveland Browns Positions Running back 1987 New Orleans Saints | |
Date of birth (1959-01-10) January 10, 1959 (age 56) NFL draft 1982 / Round: 4 / Pick: 87 Education East Jefferson High School, Nicholls State University | ||
Place of birth Metairie, Louisiana | ||
Dwight Gerard Walker (born January 10, 1959) is a former American football player for the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints.
Dwight Walker played for the Cleveland Browns and the New Orleans Saints. He played running back for the Cleveland Browns for 3 years from 1982-1984. He was forced to retire due to injuries sustained in a car accident. His best season with the Browns was in 1983. In 1987, Walker resumed his career with the New Orleans Saints and played wide receiver before retiring again following the season.
Walker played college football at Nicholls State University and was named first-team Associated Press All-American and first-team Kodak All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 1981. He attended East Jefferson High School in Metairie, Louisiana.