14 Facts About Wally Chambers

Wallace Hashim Chambers was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League.

Wally Chambers was a defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1970s.

Wally Chambers was selected with the eighth overall pick by the Bears in the 1973 NFL draft out of Eastern Kentucky University, and played previous to that for Mount Clemens High School, where he graduated in 1969.

Wally Chambers led the team in tackles for three straight seasons and was named the MVP of the team in his senior year.

Wally Chambers was chosen as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year following the 1973 NFL season and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl three times.

Wally Chambers was named All-Pro following the 1976 campaign, 1976 NFL linemen of the year, NFC defensive player of the year and garnered second-team All-Pro honors in 1973,1974 and 1975.

Wally Chambers suffered his most serious injury during the 1977 Pro Bowl when he banged his knee during contact.

Wally Chambers played just four games in the 1977 season that saw discontent grow between him and management that would see him traded to Tampa Bay on April 12,1978 for a first round draft pick.

Wally Chambers was named the 58th best player in Bears history upon the centennial anniversary of the Bears in 2019.

In 1989 Wally Chambers was a defensive coach for the New York Jets under Joe Walton.

Wally Chambers then served as the defensive line coach for the WLAF's Ohio Glory in their sole season in 1992 under head coach Larry Little.

Wally Chambers had trouble standing up during the last 10 years of his life due to knee and back problems and spent a great deal of his time in a wheel chair or using a walker.

Wally Chambers lived in Saginaw, Michigan, with his wife Patsy Chambers.

Wally Chambers died on September 22,2019, at the age of 68.