Dan Walters

Daniel Gene "Dan" Walters (August 15, 1966 – April 23, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He was born in Brunswick, Maine. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres in the 1992 and 1993 seasons.[1] In 84 career games, he had 64 hits in 273 at-bats, with a .234 batting average.

After baseball, Walters became a police officer with the San Diego Police Department. He became paralyzed from the neck down after a 2003 shooting.[1][2] He died, aged 53, from problems caused by his injuries in San Diego on April 23, 2020.[3]

References
  1. Dickey, Fred (November 11, 2013). "Paralyzed cop doesn't want to be forgotten". U-T San Diego. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. "Paralyzed policeman, former Padre, returns to S.D." SpinalCordInjuryZone.com. March 11, 2004. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  3. Maffei, John (23 April 2020). "Dan Walters, former Padre and San Diego police officer, dies at 53". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 24 April 2020.



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