SR 2057 — Celebrating the life of Walter Warfield Rock.

+ 2026 SPECIAL SESSION I + INTRODUCED+ ENROLLED + + + 26200233D+ I+ SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

2057 OfferedE June+ 18, 2026 N Celebrating+elebrating the life of Walter Warfield Rock.

—————+ T R Patron—Surovell+ ————— O Agreed to by the Senate, June 22, 2026 L WHEREAS, Walter Warfield Rock of Williamsburg, a standout former member of the Washington L Redskins in the National Football League who went on to become a trusted local business leader in Northern DE Virginia, died on May 19, 2026;

and U WHEREAS, Walter “Walt” Rock grew up in Ohio and distinguished himself as a multisport athlete at D Elyria High School, where he began to cultivate his reputation for toughness and physicality on the football field and basketball court;

he was later inducted into the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame with its inaugural class in E 1972;

and D WHEREAS, Walt Rock matriculated at the University of Maryland and played on both the offensive and defensive lines for the school's football team;

and WHEREAS, Walt Rock chose to sign with the San Francisco 49ers and spent four seasons with the team S R while often flying across the country to help support his family's garage door installation business in Northern 0 Virginia;

and 5 WHEREAS, in 1968, Walt Rock was traded to the Washington Redskins, now known as the Washington E Commanders, and started at right or left tackle on the offensive line over the next six seasons, an era wheSwhen R the team was known as the Over the Hill Gang for its significant number of veteran players;

and 2 WHEREAS, Walt Rock and the Washington Redskins finished the 1972 season with an 11–3 record and 0 reached Super Bowl VII, where they faced a Miami Dolphins squad that remains the only NFL team to finish 7 a season with an undefeated record;

and WHEREAS, Walt Rock retired from his career in home design and door installation in 2010, then settled 35 in Williamsburg, where he continued to pursue his passions and made enduring friendships;

and 36 WHEREAS, predeceased by one son, Bradley, Walt Rock will be fondly remembered and greatly missed / 37 by his wife, Alice;

and numerous other family members 38 and friends;

now, therefore, be it 39 RESOLVED, That the Senate of Virginia hereby note with great sadness the loss of Walter Warfield Rock, a celebrated professional football player and business leader in Northern Virginia;