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| Position: | Guard Center Tackle Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | (1954-03-04)March 4, 1954 (age 71) Steubenville, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| College: | Kentucky | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1976: 5th round, 151st pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Walter George Pesuit (born March 4, 1954) is a formerAmerican footballoffensive anddefensive lineman in theNational Football League (NFL) for theAtlanta Falcons,Miami Dolphins andDetroit Lions. He playedcollege football at theUniversity of Kentucky.
Pesuit attended Wintersville High School, where he was an All-stateoffensive tackle, a wrestling and weight-lifter champion in the Ohio Valley Conference.[1] He also practiced thediscus throw and theshot put.
He accepted a football scholarship from theUniversity of Kentucky. He was named a starter atoffensive guard as a sophomore. He was named the starter atleft tackle as a junior. He wasco-captain and the startingleft tackle as a senior.[2][3]
Pesuit was selected by theDallas Cowboys in the fifth round (151st overall) of the1976 NFL draft, with the intention of playing him at thedefensive line. He was waived on August 23.
He was claimed off waivers by theAtlanta Falcons who used him atdefensive end. On November 3,1976, he was released after one game to make room forlinebacker Jim Cope.[4]
On December 6,1976, he was signed by theMiami Dolphins.[5] He was a backup who played different positions along theoffensive line. He was cut on August 21,1979.
Pesuit was claimed off waivers by theDetroit Lions to replaceLarry Tearry who abruptly left the team.[6] That season, he started 5 games atcenter.[7] He was released on August 26,1980.[8] He was later re-signed during the season and released on November 6, to make room forRod Walters.[9]
In1983, he signed with theChicago Blitz of theUnited States Football League.
TheJacksonville Bulls selected him from theChicago Blitz roster in the 1983 USFL Expansion Draft. In1984, Pesuit played all 18 games as the Bulls' long snapper and a reserveoffensive lineman.
His father Walter V., played for theCleveland Rams in theNational Football League as a 5-8 halfback in 1938.