burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁during ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year ▁period . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁playing ▁career ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Be aver ▁F alls , ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁former ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁guard ▁Frank ▁" T iger " ▁Wal ton . ▁ ▁Father ▁and ▁son ' s ▁football ▁care ers ▁par alle led . ▁ ▁They ▁both ▁were ▁football ▁stars ▁at ▁Be aver ▁F alls ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁ ▁Both ▁men ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins . ▁ ▁And ▁they ▁both ▁co ached ▁for ▁the ▁Red sk ins ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Ste el ers . ▁ ▁Wal ton ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁on ▁a ▁football ▁scholar ship . ▁ ▁While ▁there , ▁Wal ton ▁helped ▁lead ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pan thers ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Sug ar ▁Bowl ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁season ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁G ator ▁Bowl ▁in ▁his ▁senior ▁season . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁his ▁junior ▁year ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁selected ▁an ▁All - American . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁co - capt ain ▁of ▁Pitt ' s ▁team , ▁was ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁selection ▁as ▁a ▁first - team ▁All - American ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁All - American ▁team . ▁