KENNY WALKERBy: Keilon Crowell

KENNY WALKER DATE OF BIRTH: (1967-04-06) APRIL 6, 1967 (AGE 45)

PLACE OF BIRTH: CRANE,TEXAS

Position(s): Defensive Lineman

College: University of Nebraska

NFL Draft: 1991 / Round: 8 / Pick: 200

FAMILY FIVE BROTHERS AND

SISTERS

Why he is famous He is one of only two deaf players in the history of the National Football League

Walker starred at the university of Nebraska, playing in the Senior Bowl in January 1991. At his final home game at Nebraska, the capacity crowd showed their appreciation for Walker by singing“ applause" to him in unison. Three months after the Senior Bowl, the Broncos selected him in the eighth round (200th overall) of the 1991 N F L Draft.He 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.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

Kenny walker was treated well as a deaf football player

Kenny walker became from deaf spinal meningitis at the age o two

He 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.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."

Kenny Walker