DALLAS, Texas -- On the field, Everson Walls was known for taking the ball away from the offense.The former Dallas Cowboys cornerback picked off 57 passes in his illustrious career, and he and former Baltimore Ravens star Ed Reed are the only two players in NFL history to lead the league in interceptions in three different seasons.
Off the gridiron, Walls’ giving nature has often shined through, most notably in 2007 donated a kidney to Ron Springs and became the first athlete to give an organ to a former temamate.
Walls, who grew up two miles from the Cowboys’ practice facility in North Dallas, was considered too slow to play cornerback in the NFL coming out of Grambling State in the 1981 draft and wasn’t selected in the 12-round event.
He was picked up as a free agent and quickly showed incredible instincts and ball skills that allowed him to overcome his lack of top-end speed and made him one of the league’s top thieves during his 13-year career with the Cowboys, New York Giants and Cleveland Browns.
Not bad for someone who lists basketball as his favorite sport and didn’t join the high school football team at Richardson Berkner until his senior year.
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