Walt Jenkins

Walt Jenkins
No. 89, 72
Position:Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born:(1930-12-09)December 9, 1930
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died:April 28, 2021(2021-04-28) (aged 90)
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Sidney D. Miller
(Detroit, Michigan)
College:Wayne State
NFL draft:1955 / round: 9 / pick: 108
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Walter Bernard Jenkins (December 9, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American football defensive lineman who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wayne State and was selected by the Lions in the ninth round of the 1955 NFL draft.[1][2] He was also a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.[3] Jenkins died on April 28, 2021, at the age of 90.[4]

  1. ^ "Walt Jenkins". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Walt Jenkins". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Walt Jenkins NFL Transactions". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Dr. Walter B. Jenkins". Detroit News. Retrieved March 4, 2024.