Born: May 15, 1939
Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
Year of Induction: 2006
High School Career
Forrest Country AHS, Brooklyn, MS (1954-1957)
• All-State, All Conference tackle
• Team Captain
• 1957 Mississippi High School All Star Football game
College Career
Mississippi State University (1957-1960)
• UPI Second Team All SEC (’59, ‘60)
• Team Captain (’60)
• Senior Bowl (’62)
• Blue-Gray Game (’61)
Pro Career
Houston Oilers, AFL & NFL (1962-1971)
• 3rd round AFL Draft (’61)
• All AFL First Team offensive tackle (’67, ‘68)
• AFL All Star (’67, ‘68)
• Team record 137 consecutive games (’62-’71)
• First ever pro football game in Houston Astrodome (’67)
Special Recognition
• Academic All SEC sophomore team (’58)
• All American Academic Team (’59)
• The Sporting News All Pro (’68)
• Houston Oilers All-Time 30-Year Team (’91)
• Mississippi State Athletic Hall of Fame (’89)
Did You Know?
Walt played in the AFL Championship game on December 23, 1962, in a 20-17 overtime loss to the Dallas Texans, the longest game in the history of pro football at that time (77 minutes, 54 seonds; 6 quarters of play). As a member of the losing team, Suggs received an extra $1,417.09 while the winning Dallas team members pocketed a championship check of $2,261.80.
