Stan Walters spent three years with the Bengals, starting at left tackle for the majority of his tenure, before he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1975.
20 Facts About Stan Walters
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Stan Walters grew up a New York Giants fan in Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Stan Walters's father worked as a machinist in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Stan Walters first attended Bordentown Military Institute in Bordentown, New Jersey, before transferring to St Mary High School in Rutherford.
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Stan Walters lettered in football and basketball in high school.
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Stan Walters was a two-year letterman in football for Syracuse University, and started at left guard in his senior season in 1971.
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Stan Walters was selected to the Syracuse All-Century team in 1999.
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Stan Walters was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the ninth round of the 1972 NFL Draft.
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Stan Walters began the 1972 season on the team's taxi squad, and he was promoted to the starting roster midway through the season owing to an injury to starter Rufus Mayes.
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Stan Walters started the remaining eight games of the season at left offensive tackle.
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Stan Walters returned as a starter in 1974 and played in all fourteen games.
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Harvey Martin, a defensive end who played for the Dallas Cowboys and frequently played against Stan Walters, called Stan Walters the smartest offensive tackle in the league during his career.
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Stan Walters earned two consecutive Pro Bowl selections, in 1978 and 1979.
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Stan Walters played in Super Bowl XV against the Oakland Raiders.
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Stan Walters was limited by a strained knee in the beginning of the 1981 season.
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Stan Walters re-signed with the Eagles before training camp in 1983.
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Stan Walters played in the first preseason game against the Detroit Lions, but had to leave the game due to an injury.
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Stan Walters finished the season with ten starts in twelve games.
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Stan Walters ended a streak of 122 consecutive starts at left tackle for the Eagles during the 1983 season.
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In 1991, Stan Walters was inducted in the Philadelphia Eagles Ring of Honor with fellow offensive tackle Jerry Sisemore.