Walt Sweeney
Walter Francis Sweeney
Born: April 18, 1941
Cohasset, MA USA
Deceased: February 2, 2013
San Diego, CA
Position: G
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 256
College: Syracuse
High School: Cohasset (MA)
Career: 1963-1975
Drafted: 1963 in Round 1, #2 overall (AFL) by the San Diego Chargers
Drafted: 1963 in Round 8, #107 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Walt Sweeney played from 1963 to 1975 during his career with the San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| AFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 13 |
Awards
- AFL Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1960s Team
Honors
1965 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-NFL/AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1969 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1969 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
