Walter Church (American football)

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.

Walter Church
Personal information
Born: (1978-07-23) July 23, 1978 (age 46)
Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S.
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
  • Yipsilanti Athletic Hall of Fame (2009)
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:55 / 99
Passing yards:766
TDINT:12–7
QB rating:81.46
Rushing TD:1
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Early life

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Church attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

College career

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Church continued his football career at Eastern Michigan. Church still holds school records for most passing yards and total yards in a career.

College statistics

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Church's statistics are as follows:[1]

Eastern Michigan Eagles
Season Games Passing Rushing
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

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Pre-draft

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Church was rated the 27th best quarterback in the 2001 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[2]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash Wonderlic
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

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He played for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League in 2003.

Dallas Desperados

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Church served as a backup in 2004 with the Dallas Desperados.

AFL statistics

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Year Team Passing Rushing
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

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  1. ^ "Walter Church". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Walter Church". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Historical NFL Wonderlic Scores". wonderlictestsample.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Walter Church". arenafan.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.