STANFORD, CA - JANUARY 20: Punt returner/kick returner Fulton Walker #41 of the Miami Dolphins runs with the football during Super Bowl XIX against the San Francisco 49ers at Stanford Stadium on January 20, 1985 in Stanford, California. The 49ers defeated the Dolphins 38-16. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)George Gojkovich/Getty Images

Former NFL Player Fulton Walker Dies at Age 58

Joseph ZuckerOct 13, 2016

Former NFL return man Fulton Walker died Wednesday, according to Rick Kozlowski of The Journal in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Miami Dolphins senior vice president of special projects and alumni relations Nat Moore confirmed Walker, 58, died of a massive heart attack, per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.

Walker played six years with the Dolphins and Los Angeles Raiders. He led the NFL in kickoff-return average (26.7 yards) in 1983 and punt-return yards (692) in 1985, per Pro-Football-Reference.com.

TOP NEWS

Bleacher Report6h

Bleacher Report12h

Bleacher Report4h

Walker made history during the 1982 season, when he returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in Super Bowl XVII, which was the first kick-return touchdown in Super Bowl history. The Dolphins lost the game to the Washington Redskins, 27-17.

Only two players—Jacoby Jones in Super Bowl XLVII and Desmond Howard in Super Bowl XXXI—have since registered longer touchdown returns in the Super Bowl, per NFL.com.