Shawn Walters

American football fullback

Shawn WaltersUSC Trojans

Career history
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* USC (1993–1996)

Shawn Walters (born c. 1975) is a former American football fullback.

He played for the USC Trojans from 1993 to 1996. He led the team with 711 rushing yards as a freshman in 1993 and as a sophomore 976 yards in 1994.[1] He rushed for a 207 yards against Baylor in September 1994,[2] and for 234 yards against Stanford one month later.[3]

Walters was suspended from the team in 1995 based on allegations that he accepted money from a sports agent. He missed the last nine games of the 1995 season and the first three games of the 1996 season due to the suspension.[4] In October 1996, Walters was cleared by the NCAA of any rules violations.[5]

During his time at USC, Walters totaled 2,019 rushing yards and scored 23 touchdowns.[1]

Walters was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was released by the Chiefs on August 13, 1997, during training camp. [6]

Walters blamed the scandal for his inability to sign with a professional team. He later recalled: "It totally destroyed my career. . . . That stigma from USC was following me. I don't think anybody wanted to deal with something like that."[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Shawn Walters". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
2. ^ "This USC Project Cannot Be Rushed: Trojans Slowly Mold Shawn Walters Into Their Fullback for the Future". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1984. pp. C1, C4 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Walters Fuels USC, 27-20, Past Stanford". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 1994. pp. C1, C10 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ a b "A Bush Precedent: Eleven years ago, then-USC tailback Shawn Walters was accused, and punished . . ". Los Angeles Times. October 13, 2006. pp. D1, D8 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Walters Cleared, But Won't Play". Los Angeles Daily News. October 5, 1996 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Aug 13, 1997, page 36 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.

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USC Trojans rushing leaders

* Don Doll (1948)
* Al Carmichael (1950)
* Frank Gifford (1951)
* Jon Arnett (1954–1955)
* C. R. Roberts (1956)
* Rex Johnston (1957)
* Don Buford (1958)
* Ben Wilson (1961)
* Willie Brown (1962)
* Mike Garrett (1963–1965)
* Don McCall (1966)
* O. J. Simpson (1967–1968)
* Clarence Davis (1969–1970)
* Lou Harris (1971)
* Anthony Davis (1972–1974)
* Ricky Bell (1975–1976)
* Charles White (1977–1979)
* Marcus Allen (1980–1981)
* Todd Spencer (1982)
* Michael Harper (1983)
* Fred Crutcher (1984)
* Ryan Knight (1985–1986)
* Steven Webster (1987)
* Ricky Ervins (1989)
* Mazio Royster (1990)
* Deon Strother (1991)
* Shawn Walters (1993–1994)
* Delon Washington (1995, 1997)
* Chad Morton (1998–1999)
* Sultan McCullough (2000–2002)
* LenDale White (2003–2004)
* Reggie Bush (2005)
* Chauncey Washington (2006–2007)
* Stafon Johnson (2008)
* Joe McKnight (2009)
* Marc Tyler (2010)
* Curtis McNeal (2011)
* Silas Redd (2012)
* Javorius Allen (2013–2014)
* Ronald Jones (2015–2017)
* Aca'Cedric Ware (2018)
* Vavae Malepeai (2019, 2021)
* Markese Stepp (2020)
* Austin Jones (2022)
* MarShawn Lloyd (2023)

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