Temple University Athletics
2011 Football Roster
Roster
Walton, Hershey

Jersey Number 72
Hershey Walton
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 320
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Reading, Pa.
- High School:
- Reading
Bio
A four-year letter winner ('12, '13, '14, '15)
Honors: 2015 - AFCA Good Works and Wuerrfel Trophy nominee ... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.... 2013 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll...American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Most Improved Defensive Player following 2013 spring drills.
2015 (Redshirt Senior): Played in every game with seven starts in strong defensive line rotation ... shared the starting NT role with Averee Robinson ... game captain against Tulane and at USF.
2014 (Redshirt Junior): Is in his second season as the starting DT ... was chosen by the coaches to wear the #1 jersey in week 2 (signifying one of the toughest players on the team).
2013 (Redshirt Sophmore): Played in every game starting the last 8 …added to the youth of the D-line ... notched his first career sack vs. UCF (QB Blake Bortles).
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 11 games with three starts at nose tackle … finished the season with 35 tackles … made his first collegiate start at Penn State.
2011 (Freshman): Redshirted … enrolled at Temple in January 2011.
Prep School: Played defensive tackle for coach John Shuman during the 2010 season at Fork Union where he was a teammate of fellow Owl Nate D. Smith … helped the Cadets to a 6-2 record … originally signed a National Letter of Intent with Temple in February 2010.
High School: Played offensive line and defensive line for coach Preston McKnight at Reading HS … 2009 first-team All-Lancaster Lebanon League honoree on offense and defense … participated in the East-West Berks Senior Voices All-Star game and the Pennsylvania Bowl … 2009 Philadelphia Eagles Top Achiever Award recipient … also played basketball … participated in track and field … 2010 Berks County All-Division honoree in track … 2010 Andy Stopper Memorial Award recipient … attended the 2009 Temple Football Camp.
Personal: Born Hershey Walton on 12/12/91 in Reading, PA ... parents are Brooke and Hershey Walton … has two sisters - Lucaya (24) and Malei (20) … Berks County Food Bank volunteer … likes to cook … interested in becoming a chef … earned both undergraduate (advertising) and graduate (tourism and hospitality management) degrees.
Honors: 2015 - AFCA Good Works and Wuerrfel Trophy nominee ... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.... 2013 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll...American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Most Improved Defensive Player following 2013 spring drills.
2015 (Redshirt Senior): Played in every game with seven starts in strong defensive line rotation ... shared the starting NT role with Averee Robinson ... game captain against Tulane and at USF.
2014 (Redshirt Junior): Is in his second season as the starting DT ... was chosen by the coaches to wear the #1 jersey in week 2 (signifying one of the toughest players on the team).
2013 (Redshirt Sophmore): Played in every game starting the last 8 …added to the youth of the D-line ... notched his first career sack vs. UCF (QB Blake Bortles).
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 11 games with three starts at nose tackle … finished the season with 35 tackles … made his first collegiate start at Penn State.
2011 (Freshman): Redshirted … enrolled at Temple in January 2011.
Prep School: Played defensive tackle for coach John Shuman during the 2010 season at Fork Union where he was a teammate of fellow Owl Nate D. Smith … helped the Cadets to a 6-2 record … originally signed a National Letter of Intent with Temple in February 2010.
High School: Played offensive line and defensive line for coach Preston McKnight at Reading HS … 2009 first-team All-Lancaster Lebanon League honoree on offense and defense … participated in the East-West Berks Senior Voices All-Star game and the Pennsylvania Bowl … 2009 Philadelphia Eagles Top Achiever Award recipient … also played basketball … participated in track and field … 2010 Berks County All-Division honoree in track … 2010 Andy Stopper Memorial Award recipient … attended the 2009 Temple Football Camp.
Personal: Born Hershey Walton on 12/12/91 in Reading, PA ... parents are Brooke and Hershey Walton … has two sisters - Lucaya (24) and Malei (20) … Berks County Food Bank volunteer … likes to cook … interested in becoming a chef … earned both undergraduate (advertising) and graduate (tourism and hospitality management) degrees.
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