He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats, twice earning consensus All-American honors, including a unanimous selection in 1993.
Waldrop played professionally for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, and the Memphis Mad Dogs and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
He was also the recipient of the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in the country, the Nagurski Award as the best defensive player, and United Press International's Lineman of the Year award.
[3] The Kansas City Chiefs selected Waldrop in the fifth round of the 1994 NFL draft.
He gained his greatest recognition with the Argos, when he was a member of their back-to-back Grey Cup championship teams in 1996 and 1997, and was selected as a CFL All-Star in both years.