Willie Tennyson West
Position: DB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: May 1, 1938 in Lexington, MS
College: Oregon
2-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round (37th overall) of the 1960 Draft
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View Details For: 2 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1960 | 22 | STL | RET | 7 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 26 | 11.6 | 13 | 370 | 0 | 87 | 28.5 | 473 |
| 1961 | 23 | STL | lcb | 14 | 0 | 11 | 98 | 0 | 28 | 8.9 | 16 | 340 | 0 | 40 | 21.3 | 438 |
| 1962 | 24 | BUF | LCB | 12 | 0 | 15 | 124 | 0 | 45 | 8.3 | 124 | |||||
| 1963* | 25 | BUF | LCB | 14 | 0 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 24 | 7.8 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 32 | 24.3 | 232 |
| 1964 | 26 | 2TM | RCB/ | 10 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 0 | 64 | 28.4 | 142 | |||||
| DEN | RCB | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| NYJ | 3 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 0 | 64 | 28.4 | 142 | ||||||||
| 1965 | 27 | NYJ | 14 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 3.4 | 34 | ||||||
| 1966* | 28 | MIA | RS | 14 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 29 | MIA | LS | 7 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 30 | MIA | rs/ls | 13 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 105 | 29 | 52 | 400 | 0 | 45 | 7.7 | 40 | 998 | 0 | 87 | 25.0 | 1443 | |||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 21 | 0 | 16 | 156 | 0 | 28 | 9.8 | 29 | 710 | 0 | 87 | 24.5 | 911 | ||
| 2 yrs | BUF | 26 | 0 | 26 | 210 | 0 | 45 | 8.1 | 6 | 146 | 0 | 32 | 24.3 | 356 | ||
| 2 yrs | NYJ | 17 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 3.4 | 5 | 142 | 0 | 64 | 28.4 | 176 | ||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1961 | 23 | STL | lcb | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1962 | 24 | BUF | LCB | 12 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1963* | 25 | BUF | LCB | 14 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964 | 26 | 2TM | RCB/ | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| NYJ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DEN | RCB | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1965 | 27 | NYJ | 14 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1966* | 28 | MIA | RS | 14 | 14 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 29 | MIA | LS | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 30 | MIA | rs/ls | 13 | 9 | 4 | 102 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 105 | 29 | 30 | 332 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 yrs | MIA | 34 | 29 | 13 | 180 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 21 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | BUF | 26 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | NYJ | 17 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | DEN | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1960 | 22 | STL | RET | 7 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 105 | 29 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 14 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 45 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1961 | 23 | STL | lcb | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 30 | MIA | rs/ls | 13 | 9 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 105 | 29 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | MIA | 34 | 29 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
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1966 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL |