▁Wal ton ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁overall ▁pick ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁by ▁the ▁Red sk ins ▁and ▁played ▁with ▁them ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁three - team ▁trade ▁with ▁the ▁Red sk ins , ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants . ▁ ▁The ▁Gi ants ▁received ▁Wal ton ▁and ▁end ▁Jim ▁Pod ole y ▁from ▁the ▁Red sk ins , ▁the ▁Red sk ins ▁received ▁Fred ▁D ug an ▁from ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁and ▁place k icker ▁John ▁Aven i , ▁end ▁Jerry ▁Daniel s , ▁and ▁def ensive ▁half back ▁Dave ▁Wh its ell ▁from ▁the ▁Gi ants , ▁and ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁received ▁place k icker ▁Allen ▁Green ▁and ▁a ▁sixth ▁round ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁from ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁later ▁used ▁to ▁draft ▁George ▁And rie . ▁▁ ▁Wal ton ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁injured ▁reserve ▁due ▁to ▁shoulder ▁and ▁kne e ▁inj ures ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁season . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁season ▁Wal ton ▁retired . ▁ ▁Wal ton holds ▁the ▁record ▁as ▁a ▁tight ▁end ▁to ▁score ▁three ▁touch down s