Walker Lee Ashley
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | July 28, 1960 Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Henry Snyder (Jersey City, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1983: 3rd round, 73rd overall pick | ||||||||
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Walker Lee Ashley (born July 28, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs.
College career
Ashley was a member of the 1982 Penn State National Championship team and an All American defensive end.[1]
Professional career
Ashley was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round (73rd overall) of the 1983 NFL draft.[2] He played linebacker for the Vikings from 1983 to 1988 and again in 1990 after a one-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1989.[3]
Personal life
Ashley was born in Bayonne, New Jersey.[3] Raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Ashley attended Henry Snyder High School.[4]
His son, also Walker Lee Ashley, played football for the USC Trojans[5] for one season and left the program.
References
- ^ "Walker Lee Ashley Bio". Penn State Athletics. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ "1983 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ a b "Walker Lee Ashley, LB". National Football League. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ Staff. "Moments of Gridiron Greatness The history of football in Jersey City", The Hudson Reporter, October 14, 2007. Accessed July 23, 2019. "Jersey City native Walker Lee Ashley, a graduate of Snyder High School, went from leading Penn State to a national title in 1982 to a fine career in the NFL as a linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs."
- ^ "Walker Lee Ashley Bio". USC Trojan Athletics. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.