Walker Lee Ashley
American football player (born 1960)
American football player
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | (1960-07-28) July 28, 1960 (age 63) Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Jersey City (NJ) Snyder | ||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||
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Walker Lee Ashley (born July 28, 1960) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs.
College career
Ashley was a member of the 1982 Penn State National Championship team and an All American defensive end.[1]
Professional career
Ashley played linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings from 1983 to 1988 and again in 1990 after a one-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1989.[2]
Personal life
Ashley was born in Bayonne, New Jersey.[2] Raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Ashley attended Henry Snyder High School.[3]
His son, also Walker Lee Ashley, played football for the USC Trojans[4] for one season and left the program.
References
- ^ "Walker Lee Ashley Bio". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ a b "Walker Lee Ashley, LB". National Football League. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ Staff. "Moments of Gridiron Greatness The history of football in Jersey City", The Hudson Reporter, October 14, 2007. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Jersey City native Walker Lee Ashley, a graduate of Snyder High School, went from leading Penn State to a national title in 1982 to a fine career in the NFL as a linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs."
- ^ "Walker Lee Ashley Bio". USC Trojan Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
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1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football—consensus national champions
- Rogers Alexander
- Walker Lee Ashley
- Todd Blackledge
- Duffy Cobbs
- Shane Conlan
- Bill Contz
- Gregg Garrity
- Greg Gattuso
- Ralph Giacomarro
- Don Graham
- Nick Haden
- Harry Hamilton
- Ron Heller
- Kenny Jackson
- Ken Kelley
- Massimo Manca
- Mike McCloskey
- Tony Mumford
- Dave Opfar
- Scott Radecic
- Mark Robinson
- Curt Warner
- Jon Williams
- Mike Zordich
- Head coach: Joe Paterno
- Assistant coaches: Tom Bradley
- Jim Caldwell
- Chet Fuhrman
- Fran Ganter
- Peter Giunta
- John Rosenberg
- Jerry Sandusky
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