Walker Lee Ashley Explained

Walker Lee Ashley
Position:	Linebacker
Number:	58, 54
Birth Date:	28 July 1960
Birth Place:	Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	0
Weight Lbs:	234
High School:	Jersey City (NJ) Snyder
College:	Penn State
Draftyear:	1983
Draftround:	3
Draftpick:	73
Teams:	Minnesota Vikings (–) Kansas City Chiefs Minnesota Vikings
Highlights:	National champion (1982) Second-team All-American (1982) First-team All-East (1982) Second-team All-East (1981)
Statlabel1:	Interceptions
Statvalue1:	2
Statlabel2:	Fumble recoveries
Statvalue2:	1
Statlabel3:	Touchdowns
Statvalue3:	1
Pfr:	A/AshlWa20

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 played linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings from 1983 to 1988 and again in 1990 after a one-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1989.^[2]

Ashley was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. Raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Ashley attended Henry Snyder High School.^[3]

His son, also Walker Lee Ashley, played football for the USC Trojans^[4] for one season and left the program.

Web site: Walker Lee Ashley Bio . Penn State Athletics . August 5, 2014 . October 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024064141/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/walker_lee_ashley_407590.html . dead .
Web site: Walker Lee Ashley, LB . National Football League . 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."
Web site: Walker Lee Ashley Bio . USC Trojan Athletics . August 5, 2014.