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Name: Andrew Walter  
   
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Date of Birth: 25th September 1914
   
Place of Birth: Frostviken, Jämtlands län, Sweden
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
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Andrew Scott Walter (Born May 11, 1982) is a professional quarterback with the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. Walter was selected by the raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Arizona State University. He currently (2005) is listed at 6'5" 235 lbs.


Professional Career

Currently (2005) Walter is a rookie listed third on the Raiders depth chart behind starting quarterback Kerry Collins and backup quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo. Walter was drafted with hopes of replacing the pocket style passing of Rich Gannon, who lead Oakland to Super Bowl XXXVII. Walter was renown for his great arm strength and accuracy out of college.


Collegiate Career

Andrew Walter was a highly touted recruit from Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was recruited by, then coach, Bruce Snyder of Arizona State University in 1999. Walter redshirted during the 2000 season, which would turn out to be Snyder's last season as coach of the Sun Devils. In November of 2000, Arizona State terminated Snyder and announced Dirk Koetter from Boise State University as its new head coach. Although the beginning of his career started off with Walter striving for recognition and playing time, he went on to thrive under Koetter becoming the school's all time career leader in touchdowns, passing yardage, completions, attempts, interception percentage, and total offense. Walter currently (2005) holds the Pac-10 career touchdowns record with 85. (He shattered the previous record held for 22 years by Stanford's John Elway)

  • 2001

Walter's redshirt freshman season saw limited playing time behind sophomore starter Jeff Krohn. Krohn faced numerous injuries that season to go along with the frustrations of an offense under a new coach. This lead Walter to come off the bench and gain playing experience, which included a decent performance in "mop-up" duty during a losing effort against Oregon. Koetter's first season with ASU was disastrous and ended with a 4-7 record and only one win in the Pac-10. This prompted Krohn to transfer out of ASU after the season was over.

  • 2002

With an opening at quarterback, Walter seemed to be the favorite going in to the season to start. This turned out to not be the case however, when Walter was kept as the backup, after redshirt freshman Chad Christiansen had an impressive spring and fall practice. Walter's frustration at lack of playing time almost lead him to transfer out of ASU.

In September of 2002, the Sun Devils fell behind the San Diego State Aztecs 22-0. Christiansen was largely ineffective and was replaced by Walter. Walter entered the game with a protective boot due to an injury he sustained during the previous week of practice. The injury did not prove to be a factor as Walter connected with ASU Wide Reciever Shaun McDonald for an 72 yard touchdown pass on his first play from scrimmage. Walter's second pass from scrimmage also ended up as a touchdown. ASU came back to beat the Aztecs in the largest come from behind win in ASU history, but it definitely would not be Walter's last.

Later in the season, ASU put together an impressive win streak when visiting #6 Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Autzen had a reputation as an intimidating stadium for visiting opponents, as they had lost only one game there over the previous four seasons. After falling down 21-0 in the second quarter, Walter picked apart the Oregon secondary to storm back to an unbelievable 45-42 upset over the Ducks. Walter broke a Pac-10 single game record for passing with 536 yards against Oregon.

ASU would end the regular season with an 8-5 record and nearly upset the Kansas State Wildcats in the Holiday Bowl who were 44 point favorites on the Devils. Although ASU narrowly lost the contest (relinquishing the lead only once, which came in the closing minute of the game) Walter would achieve the ASU single season passing record with 3,877 yards.

  • 2003

2003 was marked as a disappointing season for Walter and the Sun Devils. ASU started the season ranked at #15 but put up disappointing performances against traditionally weaker opponents Northern Arizona University and Utah State University. The Sun Devils suffered their first loss at Iowa getting pounded 28-2 by the Hawkeyes. Despite the Sun Devils achieving a paltry 5-7 record (2-8 Pac-10), Walter still put up great numbers throwing for 3,044 yards including the game winning touchdown vs North Carolina as time expired. Walter also earned the Territorial Cup MVP when ASU beat their arch-rivals the University of Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. At the end of the 2003 season, Walter decided to forgo his opportunity to jump into the NFL and decided to stay at Arizona State for his last year of eligibility.

  • 2004

Walter's senior campaign featured a number of highs and lows. Walter lead the Sun Devils to an incredible comeback year where the Devils piled up a 8-3 record and clinched a berth in the Vitalis Sun Bowl. Walter also surpassed practically every ASU quarterback in every statistic. Walter also surpassed NFL legend John Elway as the Pac-10's all time touchdown leader. During the 2004 season, Walter helped the Devils seek revenge on #15 Iowa, blowing them out 44-7. His low point of the season came when Walter went down in the fourth quarter during the regular season finale against Arizona and suffered a third degree shoulder seperation. This affected his draft status as he dropped to being selected in the third round, when many had once considered him to be first round material.

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