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Willie West

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

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt 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

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G 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

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1963
1966

Non-Offensive TDs

1961 NFL 1 (10)
1968 AFL 1 (6)

Long Kick Return

1960 NFL 87 (4)
1964 AFL 64 (4)

Yds/Kick Return

1960 NFL 28.5 (5)

Punt Returns

1962 AFL 15 (3)
1963 AFL 11 (8)

Punt Return Yds

1962 AFL 124 (3)

Long Punt Return

1962 AFL 45 (3)

Yds/Punt Return

1962 AFL 8.3 (2)

Fumble Return TD

1961 NFL 1 (1)
1968 AFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (36)

Interceptions

1965 AFL 6 (6)
1966 AFL 8 (3)
Career 30 (188)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1968 AFL 102 (9)

 

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1966 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL