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Willie Wood

William Vernell Wood

Position: DB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: December 23, 1936 in Washington, DC
College: USC

Career AV: 116 (49th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1989

8-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Kick & Punt Returns

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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 24 GNB RET 24 12 0 16 106 0 33 6.6 106 2
1961 25 GNB RS 24 14 0 14 225 2 72 16.1 225 7
1962* 26 GNB RS 24 14 0 23 273 0 65 11.9 273 15
1963 27 GNB RS 24 14 0 19 169 0 41 8.9 1 20 0 20 20.0 189 8
1964*+ 28 GNB RS 24 14 0 19 252 0 64 13.3 252 14
1965*+ 29 GNB LS 24 14 0 13 38 0 14 2.9 38 17
1966*+ 30 GNB LS 24 14 0 22 82 0 13 3.7 1 0 0 0 0.0 82 17
1967*+ 31 GNB RS 24 14 0 12 3 0 3 0.3 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 16
1968* 32 GNB RS 24 14 0 26 126 0 16 4.8 126 15
1969*+ 33 GNB RS 24 14 0 8 38 0 13 4.8 38 18
1970* 34 GNB FS 24 14 0 11 58 0 12 5.3 58 10
1971 35 GNB FS 24 14 0 4 21 0 9 5.3 21 7
Career 166 0 187 1391 2 72 7.4 3 20 0 20 6.7 1411 146

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1960 24 GNB RET 24 12 0 2 0 0 0
1961 25 GNB RS 24 14 0 5 52 0 21 1 5 0 0
1962* 26 GNB RS 24 14 0 9 132 0 37
1963 27 GNB RS 24 14 0 5 67 0 22 0 4 0 0
1964*+ 28 GNB RS 24 14 0 3 73 1 42 1 2 0 0
1965*+ 29 GNB LS 24 14 0 6 65 0 28 0 2 0 0
1966*+ 30 GNB LS 24 14 0 3 38 1 20
1967*+ 31 GNB RS 24 14 0 4 60 0 25
1968* 32 GNB RS 24 14 0 2 54 0 35 1 0 0 0
1969*+ 33 GNB RS 24 14 0 3 40 0 21 0 1 0 0
1970* 34 GNB FS 24 14 0 7 110 0 24 1 1 0 0
1971 35 GNB FS 24 14 0 1 8 0 8 0 1 3 0
Career 166 0 48 699 2 42 6 16 39 0

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1964*+ 28 GNB RS 24 14 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 100.0%
Career 166 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 100.0%

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961 25 GNB RS 24 14 0 2 2 12
1964*+ 28 GNB RS 24 14 0 1 1 1 7
1966*+ 30 GNB LS 24 14 0 1 1 6
Career 166 0 2 2 4 1 25

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Marcus Robertson, Rodger Bird, Darren Woodson, Lindon Crow, Rod Woodson*, Henry Jones, Dwight Hicks, Nathan Vasher, Lito Sheppard, Antonio Cromartie
4 LeRoy Butler, Wes Hopkins, Marcus Robertson, Darren Sharper, Lindon Crow, Jimmy Patton, Lester Hayes, Dwight Hicks, Richie Petitbon, Ty Law
5 Lindon Crow, Terrence McGee, Jim Marsalis, Troy Polamalu, Lawyer Milloy, Rosey Taylor, Kent McCloughan, Darren Sharper, Andy Nelson, Richie Petitbon
6 Jimmy Patton, Troy Polamalu, Ed Reed, Darren Woodson, Lindon Crow, Richie Petitbon, Cornell Green, Miller Farr, Aeneas Williams, Andy Nelson
7 Sam Madison, Ed Reed, Jimmy Patton, Louis Wright, Dick Anderson, Paul Krause*, Aeneas Williams, Kenny Easley, Cornell Green, Ronnie Lott*
8 Jimmy Patton, Jack Christiansen*, Paul Krause*, Ed Reed, Jake Scott, Sam Madison, Herb Adderley*, Cornell Green, Rod Woodson*, Champ Bailey
9 Jack Christiansen*, Paul Krause*, Jimmy Patton, Herb Adderley*, Jack Butler, Mike Haynes*, Ronnie Lott*, Jake Scott, Ronde Barber, Deion Sanders
10 Paul Krause*, Herb Adderley*, Mike Haynes*, Deion Sanders, Ronnie Lott*, Jimmy Patton, Ronde Barber, Jack Christiansen*, Champ Bailey, Jake Scott
11 Paul Krause*, Mike Haynes*, Ronnie Lott*, Deion Sanders, Herb Adderley*, Ronde Barber, Jimmy Patton, Champ Bailey, Yale Lary*, Willie Brown*
12 Ronde Barber, Paul Krause*, Ronnie Lott*, Deion Sanders, Herb Adderley*, Mike Haynes*, Mel Blount*, Night Train Lane*, Yale Lary*, Ken Houston*
Career Ronde Barber, Mike Haynes*, Herb Adderley*, Yale Lary*, Deion Sanders, Ronnie Lott*, Night Train Lane*, Paul Krause*, Mel Blount*, Jimmy Patton

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1962
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970

First-Team All-Pro

1964
1965
1966
1967
1969

Non-Offensive TDs

1961 NFL 2 (2)
1964 NFL 1 (9)
1966 NFL 1 (7)
Career 4 (176)

Punt Returns

1960 NFL 16 (2)
1961 NFL 14 (10)
1962 NFL 23 (2)
1963 NFL 19 (4)
1964 NFL 19 (6)
1966 NFL 22 (4)
1968 NFL 26 (4)
Career 187 (40)

Punt Return Yds

1960 NFL 106 (5)
1961 NFL 225 (2)
1962 NFL 273 (2)
1963 NFL 169 (7)
1964 NFL 252 (2)
1968 NFL 126 (10)
Career 1391 (75)

Punt Return TD

1961 NFL 2 (1/15)
Career 2 (74)

Long Punt Return

1960 NFL 33 (7)
1961 NFL 72 (5)
1962 NFL 65 (2)
1964 NFL 64 (9)

Yds/Punt Return

1960 NFL 6.6 (7)
1961 NFL 16.1 (1/27)
1962 NFL 11.9 (2)
1963 NFL 8.9 (10)
1964 NFL 13.3 (2)

Kick & Punt Returns

Career 190 (138)

Fumbles Recovered

1961 NFL 5 (2)
1963 NFL 4 (4)
Career 16 (192)

Fumble Return Yds

1962 NFL 36 (6)

Interceptions

1962 NFL 9 (1/76)
1965 NFL 6 (3)
1970 NFL 7 (5)
Career 48 (38)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1962 NFL 132 (5)
1970 NFL 110 (8)
Career 699 (45)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1964 NFL 1 (3)
1966 NFL 1 (3)

   
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1962Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1963Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1964Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1965Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1966Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1967Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1970Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1971Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.