Kevin Cornelius Walker (born October 20, 1963) who went to Ben L. Smith High School in

Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh, the 69th-most populous city in the Un ...

was an All American

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for

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and the

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of the

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(NFL). While Walker was a playing for the

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, he was the university’s Most Valuable Defensive Player in 1985. He led the nation with nine interceptions in the 1985 college football season. Walker was Second-team All South Independent in 1984 and was First-team All South Independent in 1985. He led East Carolina University in most interceptions for three seasons. He recorded five interceptions in 1983, four interceptions in 1984 and nine interceptions in 1985. In 1986, the

drafted Walker in the sixth round with 165th overall pick. He played for two seasons with the Buccaneers.

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