Willie Burden
Willie James Burden
Born: July 21, 1951
Longwood, NC
Deceased: December 4, 2015
Atlanta, GA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
College: North Carolina State
High School: William G. Enloe (Raleigh, NC)
Career: 1974-1981
Willie Burden played from 1974 to 1981 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders. Burden ran for 6,234 yards in his career on 1,242 attempts, scoring 32 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 299 passes for 2,669 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 94 | 541 | 5.8 | 71 | 3 |
| 1975 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 332 | 1896 | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| 1976 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 181 | 962 | 5.3 | 35 | 7 |
| 1977 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 220 | 1032 | 4.7 | 47 | 3 |
| 1978 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 160 | 627 | 3.9 | 23 | 2 |
| 1979 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 145 | 658 | 4.5 | 19 | 5 |
| 1980 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 87 | 423 | 4.9 | 23 | 2 |
| 1981 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 1242 | 6234 | 5.0 | 71 | 32 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 36 | 231 | 6.4 | 52 | 5 |
| 1976 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 43 | 363 | 8.4 | 51 | 2 |
| 1977 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 63 | 611 | 9.7 | 42 | 2 |
| 1978 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 31 | 307 | 9.9 | 54 | 1 |
| 1979 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 42 | 373 | 8.9 | 33 | 3 |
| 1980 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 49 | 495 | 10.1 | 51 | 3 |
| 1981 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 22 | 183 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 299 | 2669 | 8.9 | 54 | 16 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1975 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 360 | 22.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 397 | 23.4 | 37 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1975 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |||||||
| 1976 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1977 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1978 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1979 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | ||||||
| 1980 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Totals | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 290 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 6 | |
| 1975 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1976 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 13 | |
| 1977 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1978 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 15 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 13 | |
| 1980 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1981 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 8 |
Awards
1975 - CFL Most Outstanding Player
Honors
1975 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1975 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1977 - CFL CFL West All-Star
