Walt MastersMasters, Walter ThomasHeight: 5-10 Weight: 192 Born: March 28, 1907 Pen Argyl, PA Died: July 10, 1992 Ottawa, ON High School: Pen Argyl (PA); West (Philadelphia, PA); Haverford (PA) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Pennsylvania | |
| 1928 | Pennsylvania | Lettered |
| 1929 | Pennsylvania | Lettered |
| 1930 | Pennsylvania | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Baltimore Orioles (DFL)1936 BAL DFL | 14 | RH-LH-FB | 5 | 5 |
| 1936 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1936 PHI NFL | 53 | LOH-LDH | 3 | 0 |
| 1937 Wilmington Clippers1937 WIL | 26/17 | RH-FB | 9 | 6 |
| 1938 Wilmington Clippers1938 WIL | 21 | QB-RH | 12 | 12 |
| 1939 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1939 WIL AFA | 21 | LH | 12 | 1 |
| 1940 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1940 WIL AFA | 21 | LH | 10 | 1 |
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 35 | TB-LDH | 7 | 1 |
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 40 | BB-S | 3 | 0 |
| 1947 Ottawa Trojans (ORFU)1947 OTT ORFU | 21/63 | QB | 7 | 3 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 13 | 1 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1936 Baltimore Orioles (DFL)1936 BAL DFL | |
| Released | 1936 Baltimore Orioles (DFL)1936 BAL DFL | |
| Signed | 10/9/1936 | 1936 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1936 PHI NFL |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1937 | 1936 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1936 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 1937 Wilmington Clippers1937 WIL | |
| Free Agent | 1938 Wilmington Clippers1938 WIL | |
| Signed | 1939 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1939 PHI NFL | |
| Released | 4/29/1940 | 1939 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1939 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 1939 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1939 WIL AFA | |
| Free Agent | 1940 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1940 WIL AFA | |
| Signed | 8/12/1943 | 1943 Chicago Bears (NFL)1943 CHIB NFL |
| Traded | 9/26/1943 | 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL |
| Released | 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | |
| Signed | 1947 Ottawa Trojans (ORFU)1947 OTT ORFU | |
| Free Agent | 1948 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1948 OTT IRFU |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Baltimore Orioles (DFL)1936 BAL DFL | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1939 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1939 WIL AFA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1940 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1940 WIL AFA | 2 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 17 | ||||
| 1947 Ottawa Trojans (ORFU)1947 OTT ORFU | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1936 PHI NFL | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | |||||
| 1939 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1939 WIL AFA | 2 | ||||||||
| 1940 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1940 WIL AFA | 48 | 199 | 4.1 | 1 | |||||
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 14 | -17 | -1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | -13 | -0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Baltimore Orioles (DFL)1936 BAL DFL | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1936 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1936 PHI NFL | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 11 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1939 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1939 WIL AFA | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1940 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1940 WIL AFA | 90 | 28 | 31.1 | 346 | 3.8 | 12.4 | 1 | 1.1 | ||||||||||
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 45 | 17 | 37.8 | 21 | 249 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 37 | 2 | 4.4 | 7 | 15.6 | 0 | 31.9 | ||||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 4 | 13 | 1.9 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 58 | 19 | 32.8 | 29 | 273 | 4.7 | 14.4 | 37 | 2 | 3.4 | 10 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 | 20.9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Wilmington Clippers (AFA)1940 WIL AFA | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 10 | 368 | 36.8 | 49 | 0 | |||||||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 2 | 91 | 45.5 | 52 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 459 | 38.3 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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