28 Facts About Walt Garrison

Walter Benton Garrison was an American professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys.

Walt Garrison played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Walt Garrison accepted a football scholarship from Oklahoma State University, with the intention of playing defense as a linebacker.

Walt Garrison started school in the fall of 1962 and played linebacker in the only two games the freshmen team played that year.

Walt Garrison had 5 rushing touchdowns and 83 receiving yards.

Walt Garrison completed his senior season with 924 rushing yards, 107 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns.

Walt Garrison ranked second in rushing yards in the Big Eight Conference, just 13 yards behind Missouri's Charlie Brown.

Walt Garrison carried the ball 19 times for 121 rushing yards against the undefeated University of Nebraska.

Walt Garrison rushed for 173 yards against Kansas, and he helped the Cowboys to their first win over Oklahoma in 20 years.

Walt Garrison was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 1966 NFL draft.

Walt Garrison was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 17th round of the 1966 AFL Draft.

In 1972, Walt Garrison was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for its pro football preview issue; the photo was from Super Bowl VI in January.

Walt Garrison was named to the Pro Bowl, after registering 784 yards and 7 touchdowns, even though he was a part of a three-headed rushing attack.

Walt Garrison played in the Pro Bowl a few days after suffering a gash in his face while steer wrestling.

Robert Newhouse was promoted as the starting fullback, performing well enough that it was the sixth game of the season before Walt Garrison could get his starting position back.

Walt Garrison still had 105 carries for 440 yards and was third in receiving with 26 receptions.

Walt Garrison missed the season finale with a cracked collarbone, but was back in the lineup the next week in the playoffs.

Walt Garrison's signing bonus with the Cowboys in 1966 included a horse trailer.

In June 1975, Walt Garrison made an appearance at the College National Rodeo Finals in Bozeman, Montana; a knee injury he sustained in an exhibition steer wrestling accident ended his pro football career.

Walt Garrison retired in August 1975, and was replaced in the starting lineup with Newhouse.

Walt Garrison played in the NFL for nine seasons, all of them with the Cowboys.

Walt Garrison finished his career with 3,886 yards rushing and 1,794 yards receiving.

Walt Garrison retired as the third leading rusher and fourth-leading receiver in team history.

Walt Garrison was named to the Dallas Cowboys' 25th anniversary team and was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

Walt Garrison was a long-time spokesman for Skoal smokeless tobacco, and was the television spokesman for Bill Utter Ford near Denton, Texas.

Walt Garrison served military duty in New Jersey and Fort Lewis.

Walt Garrison established the Walt Garrison Multiple Sclerosis Foundation and later resided in Argyle, Texas.

Walt Garrison died in Weatherford, Texas, on October 11,2023, at the age of 79.