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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   (school history)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round (37th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 46 (1828th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
1960 22 STL KR 49 7 5 58 0 26 11.6 13 370 0 87 28.5 473 1
1961 23 STL PR 49 14 11 98 0 28 8.9 16 340 0 40 21.3 438 5
1962 24 BUF LCB/PR 47 12 15 124 0 45 8.3 124 8
1963* 25 BUF LCB 47 14 11 86 0 24 7.8 6 146 0 32 24.3 232 15
1964 26 2TM 10 5 142 0 64 28.4 142 4
NYJ 22 3 5 142 0 64 28.4 142 1
DEN RCB 20 7 0 3
1965 27 NYJ 22 14 10 34 0 9 3.4 34 4
1966* 28 MIA RS 22 14 14 0 9
1967 29 MIA LS 22 7 6 0 2
1968 30 MIA ls/rs 22 13 9 0 5
Career 105 29 52 400 0 45 7.7 40 998 0 87 25.0 1443 53
2 yrs BUF 26 0 26 210 0 45 8.1 6 146 0 32 24.3 356 23
2 yrs NYJ 17 0 10 34 0 9 3.4 5 142 0 64 28.4 176 5
2 yrs STL 21 0 16 156 0 28 9.8 29 710 0 87 24.5 911 6

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1961 23 STL PR 49 14 1 14 0 14 0 0 2 2 1 1
1962 24 BUF LCB/PR 47 12 3 24 0 24 0
1963* 25 BUF LCB 47 14 5 57 0 23 0 0 1 0 0 0
1964 26 2TM 10 2 0 0 0 0
NYJ 22 3 1 0 0 0 0
DEN RCB 20 7 1 0 0 0 0
1965 27 NYJ 22 14 6 57 0 28 0
1966* 28 MIA RS 22 14 14 8 62 0 31 0
1967 29 MIA LS 22 7 6 1 16 0 16 0
1968 30 MIA ls/rs 22 13 9 4 102 0 32 0 0 0 1 10 1
Career 105 29 30 332 0 32 0 0 3 3 11 2
3 yrs MIA 34 29 13 180 0 32 0 0 0 1 10 1
2 yrs BUF 26 0 8 81 0 24 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 yrs NYJ 17 0 7 57 0 28 0
2 yrs STL 21 0 1 14 0 14 0 0 2 2 1 1
1 yr DEN 7 0 1 0 0 0 0

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 KR 49 7 7 45 0 14 6.4 6.4 1.0 45 0 0
Career 105 7 45 0 14 6.4 0.4 0.1 45 0 3

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961 23 STL PR 49 14 1 1 6
1968 30 MIA ls/rs 22 13 9 1 1 6
Career 105 29 2 2 12
3 yrs MIA 34 29 1 1 6
2 yrs STL 21 0 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1963
1966

Approximate Value
1963 AFL 15 (4)

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 (39)

Interceptions
1965 AFL 6 (6)
1966 AFL 8 (3)
Career 30 (196)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1968 AFL 102 (9)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19662nd TeamAll-AFLUPI