Everson Walls

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Everson Walls is a former NFL cornerback best known for leading the league in interceptions multiple times and winning a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
cornerback
human
activeYearsInNFL 1981–1993
birthName Everson Collins Walls
coachedBy Eddie Robinson
collegeAttended Grambling State University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1959-12-28
draftStatus undrafted free agent
familyName Walls
givenName Everson
hallOfFameNomination Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist
highSchoolAttended Lloyd V. Berkner High School
Richardson Berkner High School
jerseyNumber 24
28
knownFor ball-hawking ability as a defensive back
leading NFL in interceptions multiple seasons
winning a Super Bowl with the New York Giants
leagueParticipatedIn National Football League
memberOfSportsTeam Dallas Cowboys
Houston Oilers
New York Giants
name Everson Walls
notableAchievement first player to lead NFL in interceptions as a rookie in the Super Bowl era
four-time Pro Bowl selection
led NFL in interceptions in 1981
led NFL in interceptions in 1982
led NFL in interceptions in 1985
placeOfBirth Dallas, Texas, United States
linked to: Dallas, Texas
placeOfOrigin Dallas, Texas
playedForCollegeTeam Grambling State Tigers football
playsSport American football
positionPlayed cornerback
postRetirementActivity community work in Dallas area
philanthropy
retiredFrom professional American football
seasonDebutLeague NFL 1981 season
selectedTo Pro Bowl
statistic NFL interceptions leader three times
SuperBowlChampion Super Bowl XXV
wonChampionshipWith New York Giants

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