Professional Legacy
Walls is one of the most prolific and decorated defensive backs to ever play the game. He is the only player to lead the NFL in interceptions three times. He also led his Cowboys in interceptions a franchise record five times, he ranks second in the team's career interceptions list and is 10th all-time on the career interceptions leader, with 57. In addition, he shares the career Pro Bowl interceptions record with four, and shares the single-game Pro Bowl record for interceptions with two. With experience under Eddie Robinson, Tom Landry, Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick, Walls has had the privilege of working for some of the all-time greatest coaches. He was named to the NFL’s All Decade Team for the eighties and to the Cowboys 25th Year Anniversary Team.
Despite his accolades, Walls remains an outsider to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Most recently he was a preliminary nominee for the Class of 2006, but he has yet to crack the list of semi-finalists. On December 6, 2006, it was announced that Walls would be inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.
He was also inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame.
Walls was named the 2010 FCS Championship game ambassador.
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