Professional Football Player. Born Walter William Anderson, he played both the end and tight end positions for both the National Football League's Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1963 and 1965 to 1966. He played football collegiately at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the third round of the 1958 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He played six seasons for the Redskins and made 178 catches, averaging 17.1 yards per catch, and scored 14 touchdowns over that period of time. He was selected by the team as Rookie of the Year in 1958 and Player of the Year in 1959. Also during his tenure with the Redskins, he was selected twice to the Pro Bowl (1959 and 1960). In 1963, after suffering a severe knee injury, he retired from football and joined his alma mater, the University of Tennessee, as an assistant coach. He came back to pro football in 1965 after a year's absence to join the Green Bay Packers as a tight end. He would go on to play for the Packers in 1965 and 1966 and help the team earn two NFL Championships and a victory in the first Super Bowl. After retiring from football for a second time after the 1966 season, he returned to the University of Tennessee as a broadcast color analyst, a post he would hold for the next 31 years alongside play-by-play announcer John Ward. Both Ward and him retired from broadcasting after the University of Tennessee National Championship game on January 1, 1999. He was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.
Professional Football Player. Born Walter William Anderson, he played both the end and tight end positions for both the National Football League's Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers from 1958 to 1963 and 1965 to 1966. He played football collegiately at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the third round of the 1958 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. He played six seasons for the Redskins and made 178 catches, averaging 17.1 yards per catch, and scored 14 touchdowns over that period of time. He was selected by the team as Rookie of the Year in 1958 and Player of the Year in 1959. Also during his tenure with the Redskins, he was selected twice to the Pro Bowl (1959 and 1960). In 1963, after suffering a severe knee injury, he retired from football and joined his alma mater, the University of Tennessee, as an assistant coach. He came back to pro football in 1965 after a year's absence to join the Green Bay Packers as a tight end. He would go on to play for the Packers in 1965 and 1966 and help the team earn two NFL Championships and a victory in the first Super Bowl. After retiring from football for a second time after the 1966 season, he returned to the University of Tennessee as a broadcast color analyst, a post he would hold for the next 31 years alongside play-by-play announcer John Ward. Both Ward and him retired from broadcasting after the University of Tennessee National Championship game on January 1, 1999. He was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.
Bio by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
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