e ▁injury ▁in ▁an ▁X avier ▁al umn i ▁football ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁J unker ▁later ▁re called ▁that , ▁despite ▁four ▁kne e ▁sur ger ies , ▁" The ▁kne e ▁just ▁never ▁quite ▁came ▁back ." ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁injury , ▁he ▁missed ▁the ▁entire ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁NFL ▁season . ▁▁ ▁J unker ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁L ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁but ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁his ▁bad ▁kne e ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁catch es . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁L ions ' ▁pre - season ▁camp ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁J unker ▁im pressed ▁obser vers ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁being ▁" ha iled ▁as ▁the ▁' com eb ack ▁star ' ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 0 ." ▁However , ▁he ▁managed ▁only ▁six ▁catch es ▁for ▁ 5 5 ▁yards ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁regular ▁season . ▁▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁L ions ▁trad ed ▁J unker ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Johnny ▁O ls zew ski . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Red sk ins ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁total ing ▁ 2 0 ▁catch es ▁for ▁ 2 7 9 ▁yards . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁after ▁ret iring ▁from ▁football , ▁J unker ▁began ▁a