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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1941–1998)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|7|7}}
| birth_place = [[Shattuck, Oklahoma]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|10|6|1941|7|7}}
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| import = yes
| position1 = Guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 235
| college = [[Iowa State University|Iowa State]]
| NFLDraftedYear = 1963
| NFLDraftedRound = 4
| NFLDraftedPick = 55
| NFLDraftedTeam = [[Detroit Lions]]
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1963}}–{{CFL Year|1964}}
| playing_team1 = [[Montreal Alouettes]]
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1965}}–{{CFL Year|1966}}
| playing_team2 = [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| playing_years3 = 1967–1974
| playing_team3 = [[Detroit Lions]]
| career_highlights = 
* [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[53rd Grey Cup|1965]])
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|1966}}
| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|1963}}, {{CFL Year|1965}}, {{CFL Year|1966}}
| DatabaseFootball = WALTOCHU01
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'''Charles Richard Walton'''  (July 7, 1941 – October 6, 1998) was an [[American football]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] who played eight seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Detroit Lions]]. Previously he played for the [[Montreal Alouettes]] and the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL).<ref>[https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-waltochu001 Chuck Walton], Stats Crew. Accessed February 4, 2024.</ref> Walton played [[college football]] at [[Iowa State University]].

Walton was one of four football players from Iowa State who appeared in scenes in the 1968 movie ''[[Paper Lion (film)|Paper Lion]]''.<ref>[https://cyclones.com/news/2008/7/17/1513883.aspx "Tom Watkins Remembers ''Paper Lion''"], [[Iowa State Cyclones]], July 12, 2008. Accessed February 4, 2024. "Four former ISU gridiron stars (Tom Watkins, Tom Vaughn, Chuck Walton and Carl Brettschneider) appear and have significant roles in the movie.... Walton is present in a couple of scenes, but did not have any speaking parts."</ref>

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[[Category:1941 births]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:American football offensive linemen]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Canadian football offensive linemen]]
[[Category:Detroit Lions players]]
[[Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players]]
[[Category:Iowa State Cyclones football players]]
[[Category:Montreal Alouettes players]]
[[Category:People from Shattuck, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Oklahoma]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]


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