Willie Wood

William Vernell Wood

Position: DB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 190 lbs.

Born: December 23, 1936 in Washington, DC
College: USC (school history)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 102 (126th overall since 1950)
8-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1989, finalist in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

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Fine Details · Last updated May 21, 2013 12:25PM

All-Time Rank: #44. Jim Parker… #45. Bruce Smith… #46. Deacon Jones… #47. WILLIE WOOD… #48. Deion Sanders… #49. Rickey Jackson… #50. Roger Wehrli…

All-Time Rank: #44. Jim Parker… #45. Bruce Smith… #46. Deacon Jones… #47. WILLIE WOOD… #48. Deion Sanders… #49. Rickey Jackson… #50. Roger Wehrli…

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	24	GNB	PR	24	12		16	106	0	33	6.6						106	1
1961	25	GNB	PR/RS	24	14		14	225	2	72	16.1						225	10
1962*	26	GNB	PR/RS	24	14		23	273	0	65	11.9						273	15
1963	27	GNB	PR/RS	24	14		19	169	0	41	8.9	1	20	0	20	20.0	189	9
1964*+	28	GNB	PR/RS	24	14		19	252	0	64	13.3						252	13
1965*+	29	GNB	LS/PR	24	14		13	38	0	14	2.9						38	13
1966*+	30	GNB	LS/PR	24	14		22	82	0	13	3.7	1	0	0	0	0.0	82	13
1967*+	31	GNB	PR/RS	24	14		12	3	0	3	0.3	1	0	0	0	0.0	3	12
1968*	32	GNB	PR/RS	24	14		26	126	0	16	4.8						126	12
1969*+	33	GNB	RS	24	14		8	38	0	13	4.8						38	16
1970*	34	GNB	FS/PR	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	131

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

Kicking & Punting

							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	PR/RS	24	14						1						1		0.0%	1	1	100.0%
Career					166						1						1		0.0%	1	1	100.0%

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	PR TD	IntTD	AllTD	XPM	Pts
1961	25	GNB	PR/RS	24	14	2		2		12
1964*+	28	GNB	PR/RS	24	14		1	1	1	7
1966*+	30	GNB	LS/PR	24	14		1	1		6
Career					166	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, Antonio Cromartie, Dwight Hicks, Richie Petitbon
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, Ed Reed, Herb Adderley, Jack Butler, Mike Haynes, Ronnie Lott, Jake Scott, Ronde Barber
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, Champ Bailey, Jimmy Patton, Yale Lary, Willie Brown*
12	Ronde Barber, Paul Krause, Ronnie Lott, Deion Sanders, Herb Adderley, Mike Haynes, Mel Blount, Night Train Lane, Champ Bailey, Yale Lary
Career	Ronde Barber, Mike Haynes, Herb Adderley, Yale Lary, Deion Sanders, Champ Bailey, Ronnie Lott, Night Train Lane, Paul Krause, Mel Blount

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

Pro Bowls 1962 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970	First-Team All-Pro 1964 1965 1966 1967 1969	Approximate Value 1969 NFL 16 (9) Career 131 (152)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 102 (126)
Non-Offensive TDs 1961 NFL 2 (2) 1964 NFL 1 (9) 1966 NFL 1 (7) Career 4 (196)	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 (44)	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 (82)	Punt Return TD 1961 NFL 2 (1/17) Career 2 (82)
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 (1/30) 1962 NFL 11.9 (2) 1963 NFL 8.9 (10) 1964 NFL 13.3 (2)	Kick & Punt Returns Career 190 (152)	Fumbles Recovered 1961 NFL 5 (2) 1963 NFL 4 (4)
Fumble Return Yds 1962 NFL 36 (6)	Interceptions 1962 NFL 9 (1/76) 1965 NFL 6 (3) 1970 NFL 7 (5) Career 48 (42)	Intercept. Ret. Yds 1962 NFL 132 (5) 1970 NFL 110 (8) Career 699 (49)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1964 NFL 1 (3) 1966 NFL 1 (3)

All-Pro Teams

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

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