Wally Chambers

Wally Chambers
Date of birth:	May 15 1951 (1951-05-15) (age 56)
Place of birth:	Phenix City, Alabama
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Position(s):	Defensive tackle
Jersey #:	N/A
College:	Eastern Kentucky
NFL Draft:	1973 / Round: 1/ Pick 8
Team(s) as player
1973-1977 1978-1979	Chicago Bears Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career highlights and Awards
Pro Bowls	3
Honors	1973 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, 1976 NFC Defensive Player of the Year
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Wallace Hashim Chambers (born May 15, 1951 in Phenix City, Alabama) is a former American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1970s. He was selected with the eighth overall pick by the Bears in the 1973 NFL Draft out of Eastern Kentucky University, and played previous to that for Mount Clemens High School, where he graduated in 1969. Chambers was chosen as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year following the 1973 NFL season and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl three times (1973, 1975 and 1976). Chambers was named All-Pro following the 1976 campaign,1976 NFL linemen of the year, NFC defensive player of the year {1975 & 1976} and also garnered second team All-Pro honors in 1973,1974 & 1975.