Walt Barnes
Walt Barnes | |||||||
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Barnes on a 1950 Bowman football card | |||||||
| Born | Walter Lee Barnes January 26, 1918 | ||||||
| Died | January 6, 1998 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Other names | Piggy | ||||||
| Education | Parkersburg High School | ||||||
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University | ||||||
| Occupations | American football player, actor | ||||||
| Spouse |
Britta Wendel
(m. 1961; div. 1968) | ||||||
| Children | 2, including Lara Wendel | ||||||
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| No. 74 | |||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
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| College | LSU | ||||||
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Walter Lee Barnes (January 26, 1918 – January 6, 1998), nicknamed Piggy, was an American professional football guard and actor who played in National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played in college at Louisiana State University, and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a two-time NFL Champion (1948, 1949).
After retiring in 1951, he became a film and television actor, mainly in Westerns. During the 1960s, he worked extensively in West German and Italian cinema.