Robert Harold Walston was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver and placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.
12 Facts About Bobby Walston
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Bobby Walston played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected in the 14th round of the 1951 NFL Draft.
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Bobby Walston doubled as receiver and kicker for the Eagles for 12 seasons.
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Bobby Walston's best receiving season was in 1954, when he caught 41 passes for 750 yards, garnering 18.3 yards per reception, scoring five touchdowns.
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Bobby Walston scored 114 points during the season, the most in the NFL that season and most by an Eagle until 1984.
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Bobby Walston caught four touchdowns that season, his most since 1954, although his kicking game declined, as he had his second worst kicking percentage.
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Bobby Walston scored 881 points in his career, and at the time of his retirement had scored more points in the NFL than anyone other than Lou Groza.
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Bobby Walston retained the Eagles franchise points record until it was broken by kicker David Akers in 2007.
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Bobby Walston resigned on December 7,1974, after Jim Finks became general manager.
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Bobby Walston is one of only four players named to the National Football League 1950s All-Decade Team not yet inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Bobby Walston died just 10 days before his 59th birthday, on October 7,1987 at Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village.
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Bobby Walston was inducted into the Eagles Hall of Fame on September 22,2019.