How good was Walt Garrison

[Catpappy]

Wonder how many older posters on here are or were from Denton,Tx. I am but I don’t even know if they have the old Fair grounds. I ain’t been back in years. I hit the Rodeo scene back then but seems like ages ago.

 

[Doomsay]

In 1972 Walt Garrison came to my small town in West Texas as part of the campaign for a guy running for governor. Nobody cared about the candidate, but the fact that Walt Garrison had come to town was a big, big deal. They shut down the school that afternoon so that the kids could go out and meet him. I still have the autograph I got that day. I am one of the kids in that crowd, but to save myself from future ridicule I’ll just leave it at that. My sister is in that picture too.

That, is awesome!

 

[Point-of-the-Star]

In 1972 Walt Garrison came to my small town in West Texas as part of the campaign for a guy running for governor. Nobody cared about the candidate, but the fact that Walt Garrison had come to town was a big, big deal. They shut down the school that afternoon so that the kids could go out and meet him. I still have the autograph I got that day. I am one of the kids in that crowd, but to save myself from future ridicule I’ll just leave it at that. My sister is in that picture too.

This coulda been a pic from my old HS in SE Tex. All them folks look familiar. I miss those early 1970's. My area was known as the NFL capital of the world as there were 17 players from the area in The League. Great memories and a great pic !

 

[TexasBoys2288]

Walt played at a time when only the toughest of men played. No primadonna players who left the game when they got a scratch. Linemen would get broken arms and be back on the field the next week or two with a cast on. Even QB's were tough as nails and took a beating on a weekly basis. And they did not get paid that much either, they truly loved the game. To me, that was real football.

 

[SellTheTeam]

Per Meredith, Walt was always good for 4 yards, whether they needed 3 or 7 for the first down…lol…Seriously I remember when Dallas drafted him as a “Future” pick after his Jr season at Ok St. He was always one of my favorite players and he seemed to add a degree of toughness that Dallas had during its great seasons!

 

[FVSTONE]

I was watching Super Bowl VI on Youtube between the Cowboys and the Dolphins.
He was literally getting 6-8 yards on just about every carry.
Walt was before my time so I never seen him play.

Hopefully you that did see him play can educate me.

He could hit a fly twenty yards from the huddle with cheek full of chew, that's how good he was............LOL!