Post-OSU Update: Walter Norley transferred to Georgia, but was unable to stay healthy enough to have a successful playing career. In 2023, Norley founded OnBalance, a company with the goal of helping college programs identify athletes struggling with mental illness. (updated: Feb. 2024)

Major: Business (1982), Business Communications (1981)

Weight: 196 (1982), 205 (1981)

1982 Media Guide: Unable to play when he reported to Ohio State in the fall of 1981 … an injury hardship will grant him another year.

High School: Attended Germantown Academy outside of Philadelphia … a broken collarbone the fifth game of the season ruined his senior year … in two and one-half years, he passed for 2,100 yards and threw for 25 touchdowns … injured his back in an all-star game … won awards in football, baseball and lacrosse.

Personal: Hobbies are golf and racquetball … admires Jack Nicklaus, Terry Bradshaw and Julius Erving … wants to own a business.