Walter Edward Slater (January 31, 1920 – May 11, 2012) was an American football player.
In 1941, he led all NCAA major college players with an average of 20.4 yards per punt return.
[1] After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II,[2] he later played professional football in the National Football League (NFL), appearing in 11 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1947 NFL season.
He also led the NFL with 435 punt return yards in 1947.
[3] In 1948, Slater retired from the NFL and was hired as the backfield coach for the NC State Wolfpack football team.