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Walter Abercrombie

Retired

Philadelphia Eagles · RB

Walter Abercrombie recorded 84 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

40.0

rush yds/gm

16.1

rec yds/gm

5

playoff games

84

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Walter Abercrombie's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1986
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 13, 1986

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1986

60 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 5 rec

Regular Season
1985
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 8, 1985

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1985

73 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 5 rec

Regular Season
1986
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 23, 1986

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1986

86 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 16, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

111 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1983
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 18, 1983

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1983

56 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Walter Abercrombie's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 111 rushing yards · 72 receiving yards

Regular Season
1984
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 16, 1984

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

111 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1986
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 13, 1986

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1986

60 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 5 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Walter Abercrombie's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITABERCROMBIE—Walter Abercrombie
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHIABERCROMBIE—Walter Abercrombie
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons84 career games3,357 career rushing yards22 career rushing touchdowns139 career receptions1,351 career receiving yards7 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 05 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 28, 1982Most recent: Dec 31, 1988

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history