Walter Abercrombie
Walter Augustus Abercrombie
Born: September 26, 1959
Waco, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210
College: Baylor
High School: University (Waco, TX)
Career: 1982-1988
Drafted: 1982 in Round 1, #12 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Walter Abercrombie played from 1982 to 1988 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Abercrombie ran for 3,357 yards in his career on 847 attempts, scoring 22 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 139 passes for 1,351 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 100 | 4.8 | 34 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 112 | 446 | 4.0 | 50 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 145 | 610 | 4.2 | 31 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 227 | 851 | 3.7 | 32 | 7 |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 214 | 877 | 4.1 | 38 | 6 |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 123 | 459 | 3.7 | 28 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 847 | 3357 | 4.0 | 50 | 22 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 391 | 15.0 | 51 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 135 | 8.4 | 59 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 209 | 8.7 | 27 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 47 | 395 | 8.4 | 27 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 209 | 8.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 139 | 1351 | 9.7 | 59 | 7 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 46 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 226 | 18.8 | 46 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 13 |
| 1984 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 7 |
| 1985 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 14 |
| 1987 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 |
