Walter Church (born July 23, 1978) is a former American football quarterback for the New York Dragons and Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan.
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Born: | Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. | July 23, 1978||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Ypsilanti (MI) | ||||||||||
College: | Eastern Michigan | ||||||||||
Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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Career Arena statistics | |||||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Early life
editChurch attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
College career
editChurch continued his football career at Eastern Michigan. Church still holds school records for most passing yards and total yards in a career.
College statistics
editChurch's statistics are as follows:[1]
Eastern Michigan Eagles
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Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||
1996 | 10 | 178 | 355 | 2,151 | 50.1 | 11 | 14 | 103.4 | 71 | -251 | -3.5 | 0 | ||
1997 | Injured | |||||||||||||
1998 | 9 | 213 | 355 | 2,650 | 60.0 | 13 | 12 | 125.0 | 51 | -95 | -1.9 | 1 | ||
1999 | 10 | 178 | 332 | 2,015 | 53.6 | 8 | 12 | 105.3 | 67 | -78 | -1.2 | 2 | ||
2000 | 11 | 238 | 399 | 2,326 | 59.6 | 11 | 9 | 113.7 | 27 | -90 | -3.3 | 0 | ||
NCAA Career Totals | 40 | 807 | 1,441 | 9,142 | 56.0 | 43 | 46 | 112.8 | 216 | -514 | -2.4 | 3 |
Professional career
editPre-draft
editChurch was rated the 27th best quarterback in the 2001 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[2]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
218 lb (99 kg) |
5.10 s | 32 [3] | |||||||||
All values from Eastern Michigan Pro Day[2] |
New York Dragons
editHe played for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League in 2003.
Dallas Desperados
editChurch served as a backup in 2004 with the Dallas Desperados.
AFL statistics
editYear | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | TD | ||
2003 | New York | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 203 | 4 | 3 | 78.99 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
2004 | Dallas | 43 | 75 | 57.3 | 563 | 8 | 4 | 85.58 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Career | 55 | 99 | 55.6 | 766 | 12 | 7 | 81.46 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Stats from ArenaFan:[4]
References
edit- ^ "Walter Church". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Walter Church". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Historical NFL Wonderlic Scores". wonderlictestsample.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Walter Church". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.