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| Born: | July 23, 1978 Ypsilanti, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Ypsilanti (MI) | ||||||||||
| College: | Eastern Michigan | ||||||||||
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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| Career Arena statistics | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||||
Walter Church (born July 23, 1978) is a former American football quarterback for the New York Dragons and Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan.
Church attended Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Church continued his football career at Eastern Michigan. Church still holds school records for most passing yards and total yards in a career.
Church's statistics are as follows:[1]
NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
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Eastern Michigan Eagles
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| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||
| 1996 | 10 | 178 | 355 | 2,151 | 50.1 | 11 | 14 | 103.4 | 71 | -251 | -3.5 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Injured | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | 9 | 213 | 355 | 2,650 | 60.0 | 13 | 12 | 125.0 | 51 | -95 | -1.9 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | 10 | 178 | 332 | 2,015 | 53.6 | 8 | 12 | 105.3 | 67 | -78 | -1.2 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | 11 | 238 | 399 | 2,326 | 59.6 | 11 | 9 | 113.7 | 27 | -90 | -3.3 | 0 | ||
| NCAA Career Totals | 40 | 807 | 1,441 | 9,142 | 56.0 | 43 | 46 | 112.8 | 216 | -514 | -2.4 | 3 | ||
Church was rated the 27th best quarterback in the 2001 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[2]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
218 lb (99 kg) |
5.10 s | 32 [3] | |||||||||
| All values from Eastern Michigan Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
He played for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League in 2003.
Church served as a backup in 2004 with the Dallas Desperados.
| Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2003 | New York | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 203 | 4 | 3 | 78.99 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Dallas | 43 | 75 | 57.3 | 563 | 8 | 4 | 85.58 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| Career | 55 | 99 | 55.6 | 766 | 12 | 7 | 81.46 | 4 | -3 | 1 | |
Stats from ArenaFan:[4]