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Mark Walen
Mark Hartley Walen (born March 10, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at UCLA.
Walen attended Burlingame High School, where he began playing football until his junior year. As a senior, he received All-county honors. He also lettered in basketball and soccer.
In 2005, he was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame.
Walen accepted a football scholarship from UCLA. As a freshman, he started 2 games against the University of Oregon and USC. He also contributed to the 24–14 victory against the University of Michigan in the 1983 Rose Bowl.
As a sophomore, he was lost for the season, after tearing ligaments in his left knee during the third game against the University of Nebraska. He was able to recover in time to play in the 1984 Rose Bowl.
As a fifth-year senior, he was a key part of the seventh-ranked total defense (number 1 in rush defense), that included the play of Ken Norton Jr., Carnell Lake, James Washington, Jim Wahler and Darryl Henley. After finishing the season with 74 tackles (third on the team) and 9 sacks (tied school record), he received Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, second-team All-American and All-Pac-10 honors.
He finished his college career with 185 tackles, 20 sacks (set school record) and 31 tackles for loss (tied for fifth in school history).
Walen was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 1986 NFL draft with the 74th overall pick. As a rookie, he was lost for the year after fracturing a bone in his right ankle, while completing a 1+1⁄2-mile run on the last day of the Cowboys' rookie orientation in May. During the 1987 season, he saw the field only on certain passing situations.
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Mark Walen
Mark Hartley Walen (born March 10, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at UCLA.
Walen attended Burlingame High School, where he began playing football until his junior year. As a senior, he received All-county honors. He also lettered in basketball and soccer.
In 2005, he was inducted into the San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame.
Walen accepted a football scholarship from UCLA. As a freshman, he started 2 games against the University of Oregon and USC. He also contributed to the 24–14 victory against the University of Michigan in the 1983 Rose Bowl.
As a sophomore, he was lost for the season, after tearing ligaments in his left knee during the third game against the University of Nebraska. He was able to recover in time to play in the 1984 Rose Bowl.
As a fifth-year senior, he was a key part of the seventh-ranked total defense (number 1 in rush defense), that included the play of Ken Norton Jr., Carnell Lake, James Washington, Jim Wahler and Darryl Henley. After finishing the season with 74 tackles (third on the team) and 9 sacks (tied school record), he received Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, second-team All-American and All-Pac-10 honors.
He finished his college career with 185 tackles, 20 sacks (set school record) and 31 tackles for loss (tied for fifth in school history).
Walen was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 1986 NFL draft with the 74th overall pick. As a rookie, he was lost for the year after fracturing a bone in his right ankle, while completing a 1+1⁄2-mile run on the last day of the Cowboys' rookie orientation in May. During the 1987 season, he saw the field only on certain passing situations.