Born: May 15, 1939
Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
Year Induction: 2006
Deceased : September 5, 2022
Forrest Country AHS, Brooklyn, MS (1954-1957)
Mississippi State University (1957-1960)
Blue-Gray Game (’61)
Houston Oilers, AFL & NFL (1962-1971)
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)
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.
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