Kenneth Henderson Willard
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 219 lbs.
Born: July 14, 1943 in Richmond, VA
College: North Carolina
4-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1965 Draft
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Ken Willard: Power without Glory
View Details For: 62 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1965* | 22 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 189 | 778 | 5 | 32 | 4.1 | 55.6 | 13.5 | 32 | 253 | 7.9 | 4 | 29 | 2.3 | 18.1 | 1031 | 9 | 7 |
| 1966* | 23 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 191 | 763 | 5 | 49 | 4.0 | 54.5 | 13.6 | 42 | 351 | 8.4 | 2 | 52 | 3.0 | 25.1 | 1114 | 7 | 7 |
| 1967 | 24 | SFO | FB | 13 | 13 | 169 | 510 | 5 | 20 | 3.0 | 39.2 | 13.0 | 23 | 242 | 10.5 | 1 | 25 | 1.8 | 18.6 | 752 | 6 | 1 |
| 1968* | 25 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 227 | 967 | 7 | 69 | 4.3 | 69.1 | 16.2 | 36 | 232 | 6.4 | 0 | 20 | 2.6 | 16.6 | 1199 | 7 | 4 |
| 1969* | 26 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 171 | 557 | 7 | 18 | 3.3 | 39.8 | 12.2 | 36 | 326 | 9.1 | 3 | 36 | 2.6 | 23.3 | 883 | 10 | 6 |
| 1970 | 27 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 236 | 789 | 7 | 20 | 3.3 | 56.4 | 16.9 | 31 | 259 | 8.4 | 3 | 32 | 2.2 | 18.5 | 1048 | 10 | 3 |
| 1971 | 28 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 216 | 855 | 4 | 49 | 4.0 | 61.1 | 15.4 | 27 | 202 | 7.5 | 1 | 33 | 1.9 | 14.4 | 1057 | 5 | 8 |
| 1972 | 29 | SFO | FB | 14 | 11 | 100 | 345 | 4 | 23 | 3.5 | 24.6 | 7.1 | 24 | 131 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 | 1.7 | 9.4 | 476 | 5 | 3 |
| 1973 | 30 | SFO | FB | 14 | 10 | 83 | 366 | 1 | 33 | 4.4 | 26.1 | 5.9 | 22 | 160 | 7.3 | 1 | 26 | 1.6 | 11.4 | 526 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | 31 | STL | 7 | 3 | 40 | 175 | 0 | 12 | 4.4 | 25.0 | 5.7 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | 17 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 203 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career | 132 | 121 | 1622 | 6105 | 45 | 69 | 3.8 | 46.3 | 12.3 | 277 | 2184 | 7.9 | 17 | 52 | 2.1 | 16.5 | 8289 | 62 | 41 | |||
| 9 yrs | SFO | 125 | 118 | 1582 | 5930 | 45 | 69 | 3.7 | 47.4 | 12.7 | 273 | 2156 | 7.9 | 16 | 52 | 2.2 | 17.2 | 8086 | 61 | 41 | ||
| 1 yr | ARI | 7 | 3 | 40 | 175 | 0 | 12 | 4.4 | 25.0 | 5.7 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | 17 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 203 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 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 |
| 1965* | 22 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966* | 23 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | SFO | FB | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968* | 25 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969* | 26 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 28 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | SFO | FB | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 30 | SFO | FB | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 132 | 121 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1965* | 22 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Career | 132 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 |
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1973 | 30 | SFO | FB | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 526 | |||||
| Career | 132 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8289 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1965* | 22 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1966* | 23 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | SFO | FB | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1968* | 25 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1969* | 26 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 60 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 28 | SFO | FB | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | SFO | FB | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 30 | SFO | FB | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 31 | STL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 132 | 121 | 45 | 17 | 372 | ||||||||||||
| 9 yrs | SFO | 125 | 118 | 45 | 16 | 366 | |||||||||||
| 1 yr | ARI | 7 | 3 | 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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1965 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1965 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1968 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1968 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |