Walt Downing

Quick Facts

Full Name	Walt Downing
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 11, 1956(1956-06-11)
Age	68
Birthplace	Coatesville
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Gemini

Walt Downing Biography

Walt Downing is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on June 11, 1956 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States. Walt Downing (born June 11 1956) is an ex- American footballer. He played in the professional league with the offense guards of the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 until 1983. He was a player in the team of Bill Walsh and was a player on that 1981 San Francisco 49ers team that won the franchise’s inaugural Super Bowl. He also was a player with Denver Gold. Denver Gold in the USFL. Downing played in the college game for Bo Schembechler at the University of Michigan from 1975 until 1977. He was the co-captain of in 1977’s Michigan Wolverines football team and was chosen that year as an All-American first-teamer.

In the final week of the 1977 season Downing was named an initial team All- American through UPI, The Sporting News as well as The Sporting News, the American Football Coaches Association, Kodak and Playboy. Downing became the sevent Michigan center who was picked as a first-team all-American. The center was named as the top offensive lineman at the college level in the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio.

Downing was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round (47th overall pick) of the 1978 NFL Draft. He signed a contract with the 49ers in June 1978. As a rookie in 1978, Downing was a starter in 15 of 16 regular season games for the 49ers. He was named to the UPI’s NFL All-Rookie team at the end of the 1978 season. Although he lost his role as a starter in 1979, he appeared in all 16 games for the 49ers during the 1980 season. In 1981, he was a member of the 49ers team that defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI. Downing played six seasons and appeared in 83 games for the 49ers from 1978 to 1983.

In May 1984, the 49ers traded Downing to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for a 1985 draft pick. He opted instead to play in the USFL for the Denver Gold.

As an undergraduate, Downing was the starting center for every game that were played by the team from 1976. Michigan team which took home the Big Ten Conference championship, and advanced into the 1997 Rose Bowl, and finished the season at as No. third in the AP and UPI polls. He was named an All-Big Ten Conference first-team center following the 1976 season.

Walt Downing Net Worth

Walt Downing is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Walt Downing 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Downing was raised within Coatesville, Pennsylvania. He attended Coatesville High School where he was a part of the wrestling, football and track team. He was a player as an offensive line as well as at linebacker on the football team. He was named an Prep All-American. For track and field, he was a thrower of the discus and shot put. He also took home in 1972 the Pennsylvania sectional championships as a heavyweight wrestler. He was awarded academic excellence in 1974.

Downing was awarded a scholarship and played football with Bo Schembechler at the University of Michigan. He played as a starting offensive lineman for 37 consecutive matches for Michigan between 1975 and 1977, and was a part of teams that were among the top ten spots of the AP and UPI polls every year. He also participated in the Orange Bowl and two Rose Bowls. In 1975, as a sophomore the player was a starter at the guard position for the 12 games that in the 1995 Michigan team. The 1975 team participated in the 1976 Orange Bowl and finished the season at no. eighth in AP as well as UPI polls.

As a senior, Downing was a co-captain of the 1977 Michigan team. For the second consecutive season, he was the starting center in all 12 games played by the Michigan team. The team won Michigan’s second consecutive conference championship, played in the 1978 Rose Bowl, and finished the season ranked No. 9 and No. 8 in the AP and UPI Polls. He was a starter on Michigan’s 1975 and 1976 offensive lines that produced two games in which Michigan had three rushers accumulate 100 yards.

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Facts & Trivia

Walt Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Walt Downing celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.