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Willie Wood

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Full Name: William Vernell Wood Primary Position: DB/DHB/HB/S
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/189 College: University of Southern California, Coalinga JC
Birthdate: December 23, 1936 High School: Armstrong (Washington, DC)
Birthplace: Washington, District Of Columbia
Pro Experience: 12 years
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  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Interception Stats
    • 2.2 Punt Return Stats
    • 2.3 Fumble Recovery Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Categories

[edit] Biography

Willie Wood (William Vernell Wood) was born on December 23, 1936 in Washington, District Of Columbia. After going to high school at Armstrong (Washington, DC), Wood attended Coalinga JC and the University of Southern California. Wood made his professional debut in the NFL in 1960 with the Green Bay Packers. He played for the Green Bay Packers for his entire 12 year career.

Most people believe that 1962 was Willie Wood's best year, as he picked off 9 passes. In the 1962 NFL Championship Game, against the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium, he was ejected in the second half for striking an official. All indications are that the contact was inadvertent, as he was gesturing animatedly as the official approached.

His interception of a Len Dawson pass is credited with breaking open Super Bowl I. With the Packers leading the Kansas City Chiefs 14-10 early in the second half, they blitzed Dawson on a third-and-5 from the Chiefs' 49. His pass to the left flat was picked off by Wood and returned to the Chiefs' 5. Elijah Pitts scored on the next play; the Packers went on to win 35-10.

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[edit] Interception Stats

year team league games INT YDS LNG TD
1960 GNB NFL 12 0 0 0 0
1961 GNB NFL 14 5 52 21 0
1962 GNB NFL 14 9 132 37 0
1963 GNB NFL 14 5 67 22 0
1964 GNB NFL 14 3 73 42t 1
1965 GNB NFL 14 6 65 28 0
1966 GNB NFL 14 3 38 20 1
1967 GNB NFL 14 4 60 25 0
1968 GNB NFL 14 2 54 35 0
1969 GNB NFL 14 3 40 21 0
1970 GNB NFL 14 7 110 24 0
1971 GNB NFL 14 1 8 8 0
12 year NFL career 166 48 699 0 2

[edit] Punt Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD
1960 GNB NFL 12 16 106 6.6 0 33 0
1961 GNB NFL 14 14 225 16.1 11 72t 2
1962 GNB NFL 14 23 273 11.9 9 65 0
1963 GNB NFL 14 19 169 8.9 9 41 0
1964 GNB NFL 14 19 252 13.3 11 64 0
1965 GNB NFL 14 13 38 2.9 10 14 0
1966 GNB NFL 14 22 82 3.7 9 13 0
1967 GNB NFL 14 12 3 0.3 6 8 0
1968 GNB NFL 14 26 126 4.8 11 16 0
1969 GNB NFL 14 8 38 4.8 6 13 0
1970 GNB NFL 14 11 58 5.3 18 12 0
1971 GNB NFL 14 4 21 5.3 2 9 0
12 year NFL career 166 187 1391 7.4 102 0 2

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1960 GNB NFL 12 2 0 0 0 0
1961 GNB NFL 14 1 1 4 0 0
1962 GNB NFL 14 0 0 0 36 0
1963 GNB NFL 14 0 0 4 0 0
1964 GNB NFL 14 1 1 1 0 0
1965 GNB NFL 14 0 0 2 0 0
1966 GNB NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1967 GNB NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1968 GNB NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1969 GNB NFL 14 0 0 1 0 0
1970 GNB NFL 14 1 0 1 0 0
1971 GNB NFL 14 0 0 1 3 0
12 year NFL career 166 5 2 14 39 0

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