| Van Waiters | |
| Number: | 50, 54 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 240 |
| High School: | Coral Gables |
| College: | Indiana |
| Draftyear: | 1988 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 77 |
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| Statlabel1: | Sacks |
| Statvalue1: | 2.0 |
| Statlabel2: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue2: | 1 |
| Pfr: | WaitVa20 |
Van Allen Waiters (born February 27, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Waiters was born and raised in Coral Gables, Florida and played scholastically at Coral Gables High School.[1] He played collegiately for the Indiana Hoosiers.[2] He was honored by the Associated Press as a third-team All-American his junior year,[3] and a second-team selection as a senior.[4]
Waiters was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third-round of the 1988 NFL draft.[5] He spent four seasons with the Browns,[6] and scored a receiving touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in 1989 on a pass from Mike Pagel on a fake field goal play.[7] He finished his career playing one season with the Vikings in 1992.[6]