Hall of Fame
Position: Tight End
Years: 1985-1988
Place of Birth: Batesville, MS
Date of Birth: Mar 26, 1966
Jersey Number: 80
Height: 6-5"
Weight: 250
High School: Pontotoc (MS)
One of the most acclaimed players in Ole Miss history, Wesley Walls claimed First Team All-America honors in 1988 at tight end while also being recognized as an NFF National Scholar-Athlete. He becomes the eighth Rebel to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
After playing strictly as a defensive end his first three seasons in Oxford, the 1988 team captain transformed into a two-way player his senior year as a tight end. Walls amassed 36 receptions for 426 yards and three touchdowns at tight end en route to earning AP First-Team All-America and All-SEC honors. As a defensive end, he recorded 140 career tackles, including 19.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks, and he led the Rebels to a win in the 1986 Independence Bowl. An Academic All-America and three-time academic all-conference selection, Walls was chosen as a member of the 1980s All-SEC Team and honored as an SEC Legend in 2007.
Chosen by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 1989 NFL Draft, Walls enjoyed a decorated 15 seasons in the NFL, helping the 49ers win Super Bowl XXIV during his rookie campaign. A five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro selection, he played for the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers, and the Carolina Panthers.
The Pontotoc, Miss., native currently works as a real estate developer, and he serves as president and CEO of Delta Furniture Manufacturing. Active in the community, he endowed a football scholarship at Ole Miss, and he was inducted into the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Independence Bowl Hall of Honor in 2001.
