Walter Bender
Walter L. Bender
Born: September 8, 1961
Detroit, MI
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
College: Kent State
Career: 1984-1988
Walter Bender played from 1984 to 1988 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Bender ran for 1,728 yards in his career on 445 attempts, scoring 17 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 90 passes for 811 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 52 | 182 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 162 | 618 | 3.8 | 32 | 8 |
| 1987 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 148 | 525 | 3.5 | 37 | 6 |
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 77 | 384 | 5.0 | 41 | 3 |
| Totals | 445 | 1728 | 3.9 | 41 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 27 | 1 |
| 1985 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 19 | 183 | 9.6 | 23 | 1 |
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 26 | 167 | 6.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 30 | 301 | 10.0 | 30 | 1 |
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 90 | 811 | 9.0 | 30 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 | 259 | 23.5 | 32 | 0 |
| 1987 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 15 | 265 | 17.7 | 38 | 0 |
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 657 | 19.3 | 38 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1987 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1988 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Totals | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 7 | |
| 1985 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 5 | |
| 1986 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | |
| 1987 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 |
Honors
1986 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1987 - CFL CFL West All-Star
