Kenny Walker (American football)

This article is about the defensive lineman. For other football players with a similar name, see Kenneth Walker (disambiguation) § American football.

Kenny Walker
No. 96
Born: (1967-04-06) April 6, 1967 (age 57)
Crane, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Defensive lineman
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight260 lb (120 kg)
CollegeNebraska
High schoolSouth (Denver, Colorado)
NFL draft1991, round: 8, pick: 200
Career history
As coach
1997-2000Iowa School for the Deaf (Defensive Line)
2008Gallaudet (Defensive Line)
As player
1991–1992Denver Broncos
1994–1995Calgary Stampeders
1995–1996Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Kenny Wayne Walker (born April 6, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for the Denver Broncos and the first deaf player to have played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and one of only five to have played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers

Biography

Walker became profoundly deaf from meningitis at the age of two, and was the third of only five players in the history of the National Football League to have some form of deafness. Walker followed Larry Brown, who played with the Washington Redskins from 1969 to 1976 and Bonnie Sloan, who was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973. Walker was subsequently followed by Flozell Adams, who played with the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers from 1998 to 2010 and Derrick Coleman, a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals from 2012 to 2018.

Walker starred at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. At his final home game for the Cornhuskers, the capacity crowd showed their appreciation for Walker by signing "applause" to him in unison. After playing in the Senior Bowl, the Broncos selected him in the eighth round (200th overall) of the 1991 NFL draft.[1]

Walker emerged as a regular for the Broncos in 1991, playing in all 16 games. The following year, he started in all but one of the team's games, but his career ended after that. Following his time in the NFL, Walker played a short, three-season stint in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders (1994-1995) and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1995-1996), becoming the first deaf player in the history of the CFL. Additionally, Walker sued the Denver Broncos in 1995 for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by misrepresenting his disability to other NFL teams. The outcome of the suit was not reported.[citation needed]

Walker published an autobiography Roar of Silence: The Kenny Walker Story in 1998, and also has a chapter dedicated to him in the book Great Deaf Americans.

In September 2010, Walker was hired as the defensive line coach at Gallaudet University, a federally-charted private university for the deaf that plays football in NCAA Division III.[2] He would leave this position after only one season with the Gallaudet Bisons.[3][4] Prior to this, Walker was a coach and counselor at the Iowa School for the Deaf.

In 2014, Walker was back in Denver, working as an assistant coach with the Highlands Ranch track team.[5]

References

  1. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ York, Randy (October 15, 2010). "Texas Native Walker Gets His Dream Job as a College Coach". Huskers.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "2010 Gallaudet University Football Roster".
  4. ^ "2011 Gallaudet University Football Roster".
  5. ^ "Former Deaf Bronco Kenny Walker Uses Interpreter To Teach Track". CBS Denver. March 25, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2017.

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