He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected in the 14th round of the 1951 NFL draft.

In his lone playoff appearance, he caught three passes for 38 yards while making a 17-yard field goal and two extra points as the Eagles won the 1960 NFL Championship Game, their first title since 1949.

He retained the Eagles franchise points record until it was broken by kicker David Akers in 2007.

Walston died at age 58, on October 7, 1987, at Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village.

[3] Twenty-seven years after his death, he was named to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.