Received: 5/3/13
Time: 13 days
Received: 1991 Star Pics, 1992 Pacific
Kenny Walker was one of only two deaf players to play in the NFL. Kenny was left deaf at the age of 2 due to a bout of meningitis. Undeterred, Kenny pursued his athletic career and wound up starring for the great Tom Osborne coached Nebraska Cornhuskers teams. The Broncos took a chance on him with an 8th round pick in 1991 and he played two seasons with the team, including a starting role in 1992. Sadly, the Broncos and the rest of the league in general were just ill-equipped to handle Kenny's disability and he was out of the league after 1992. Since then, Kenny has gone into coaching, briefly with Gallaudet University, and he is currently employed with Highland Ranch High School working with deaf students.
The Star Pics card was from the complete set I bought for $5 20 years ago. Always fun to add more of them signed to my collection.
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