Wally Chambers

Wally Chambers

Infobox NFLretired


|caption=
position=Defensive tackle
number=60
birthdate=birth date and age|1951|5|15
Phenix City, Alabama
debutyear=1973
finalyear=1979
draftyear=1973
draftround=1
draftpick=8
college=Eastern Kentucky
teams=
* Chicago Bears (1973-1977)
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1978-1979)
stat1label=Sacks
stat1value=--
stat2label=Interceptions
stat2value=1
stat3label=Fumble recoveries
stat3value=3
nfl=CHA141806
highlights=
* 3x Pro Bowl selection (1973, 1975, 1976)
* 3x All-Pro selection (1974, 1975, 1976)
* 1973 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
* 1976 NFC Defensive Player of the Year

Wallace Hashim Chambers (born May 15, 1951 in Phenix City, Alabama) is a former American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1970s. He was selected with the eighth overall pick by the Bears in the 1973 NFL Draft out of Eastern Kentucky University, and played previous to that for Mount Clemens High School, where he graduated in 1969.

Chambers was chosen as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year following the 1973 NFL season and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl three times (1973, 1975 and 1976). Chambers was named All-Pro following the 1976 campaign,1976 NFL linemen of the year, NFC defensive player of the year {1975 & 1976} and also garnered second team All-Pro honors in 1973,1974 & 1975.


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