Walker Gillette was a college football Phenom. He was invited and played in three college All-Star games. He was mentioned in numerous national magazines that covered college football plus was named an All-American as a wide receiver out of the University of Richmond, and also was the Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year.
He was then taken by the San Diego Chargers with the 15th pick in the first-round of the 1970 NFL draft. This was the very first season in which all of the American Football League franchises were officially a part of the NFL as one huge league.