Walt Michaels
Walter Edward Michaels
Born: October 16, 1929
Swoyersville, PA USA
Deceased: July 10, 2019
Position: LB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 231
College: Washington & Lee
High School: Swoyersville (PA)
Career: 1951-1963
Drafted: 1951 in Round 7, #86 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Coaching record
Walt Michaels played from 1951 to 1963 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers and New York Jets. Michaels accounted for 12 points in his professional career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 27 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 187 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 187 | 17.0 | 27 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 11 | 139 | 12.6 | 34 | 2 | |
| Totals | 11 | 139 | 12.6 | 34 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 11 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | New York Jets | 1 | 0 |
Honors
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
