Walter Bernard
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San Diego, California, U.S.
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||||
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| Born: | May 3, 1978 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Rancho Buena Vista (Vista, California) | ||||
| College: | New Mexico (1998-2000) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||
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Walter Bernard (born May 3, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Mexico Lobos. He played professionally from 2001 to 2005. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played professionally for the Chargers, Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.
Bernard was born in San Diego, California. He attended Poway High School in Poway, California, through his junior year, where he played baseball and lettered in both track and field and basketball. For his senior year, Bernard transferred to Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, California. There, after playing his first year of organized football, he was selected first team All Palomar and first team All San Diego County, and received a Division I scholarship. Bernard is the first athlete to make an NFL roster from Rancho Buena Vista High School.[1]
College career
Bernard played college football at the University of New Mexico, where he majored in university studies with an emphasis in filmmaking. Bernard was a four-year letterman and three-year starter for the Lobos, playing under head coaches Dennis Franchione (1997) and Rocky Long (1998–2000). Bernard finished his collegiate career with six interceptions and was selected to the All-Mountain West Team his junior and senior seasons.[2] Bernard was a teammate of future Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher.