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Walt Brown is a former football player out of Pittsburgh, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 131st overall pick (round 5) in the 1979 NFL Draft.
Draft Details
Walt Brown Draft Context
Walt Brown was the 131st overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft, selected by the Detroit Lions.
Picks Around Walt Brown
| Pick | Player | Pos | Team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | Curtis Anderson | DE | Dallas Cowboys | Central State University, Oh |
| 129 | Jerry Meter | LB | Minnesota Vikings | Michigan |
| 130 | Mark R. Bell | WR | St. Louis Cardinals | Colorado State |
| 132 | Rick Leach | QB | Denver Broncos | Michigan |
| 133 | Chuck Fusina | QB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Penn State |
| 134 | Don Bessillieu | DB | Miami Dolphins | Georgia Tech |
Detroit Lions 1979 Draft Class
Other Detroit Lions picks in 1979 include Keith Dorney (G, round 1), Ken Fantetti (ILB, round 2), Bo Robinson (RB, round 3), Ulysses Norris (TE, round 4), Jon Brooks (LB, round 4), Jonathan Brooks (LB, round 4), John Mohring (LB, round 8), Jeff Komlo (QB, round 9), Eddie Cole (LB, round 11).
Other Pittsburgh players drafted in 1979 include Gordon Jones, Jeff Delaney, Al Chesley, David Logan.
No NFL career statistics are available for Walt Brown in our sources (nflverse, Wikipedia).
Draft Class Context
The 131st overall pick has been used 60 times in draft history. Pittsburgh had 5 players drafted in 1979, among them Gordon Jones and Jeff Delaney. Career statistics for him are not currently held in this database; coverage is thinner for earlier draft classes.
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