Walt Kowalczyk
Walter Joseph Kowalczyk
Born: April 17, 1935
Westfield, MA USA
Deceased: November 7, 2018
Position: FB-DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 208
College: Michigan St.
High School: Westfield (MA)
Career: 1958-1961
Drafted: 1958 in Round 1, #6 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Walt Kowalczyk played from 1958 to 1961 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles. Kowalczyk ran for 264 yards in his career on 103 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 34 passes for 256 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 17 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 26 | 37 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 50 | 156 | 3.1 | 34 | 1 |
| 1961 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 93 | 236 | 2.5 | 34 | 2 | |
| AFL | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Totals | 103 | 264 | 2.6 | 34 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 143 | 10.2 | 23 | 1 |
| 1961 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 31 | 248 | 8.0 | 23 | 1 | |
| AFL | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 256 | 7.5 | 23 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1958 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1960 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 7 |
| 1961 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 |
