About Dan Walters
Lived 1966 – 2020 (aged 53). Dan Walters was an American baseball player and police officer.
Daniel Gene Walters (August 15, 1966 – April 23, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres in the 1992 and 1993 seasons.
Career Born in Brunswick, Maine, Walters attended Santana High School in Santee, California. In 84 career games, he had 64 hits in 273 at-bats, with a .234 batting average.
After his playing days were over, Walters remained in San Diego and became a police officer with the San Diego Police Department. He became paralyzed from the neck down after he was shot in the neck and hit by a car in 2003. Later he regained some movement in his left hand.
Walters died due to complications from his injuries on April 23, 2020. He was 53.
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Who was Dan Walters?
American baseball player (1966-2020)
When was Dan Walters born?
Dan Walters was born on 15 August 1966 in Brunswick.
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Dan Walters died on 23 April 2020 in Santee, California.
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Dan Walters was a baseball player and police officer.
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Dan Walters was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dan Walters. https://biography.guide/dan-walters/
MLA: "Dan Walters." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dan-walters/.
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