Willie Pless
Willie Pless
Born: February 21, 1964
Anniston, AL
Position: LB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210
College: Kansas
High School: Anniston (AL)
Career: 1986-1999
Willie Pless played from 1986 to 1999 during his career with the BC Lions, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts. Pless ran for 8 yards in his career on 14 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 81 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 6 | 0.6 | 1 | 4 |
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | 1 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 62 | 1 |
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Totals | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 62 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | CFL BC Lions | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 51 | 0 |
| 1991 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 40 | 1 |
| 1993 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 416 | 10.7 | 51 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | CFL BC Lions | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8.0 | 38.0 | 4.8 |
| 1993 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 9.0 | 43.0 | 4.8 |
| 1994 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5.0 | 35.0 | 7.0 |
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4.0 | 22.0 | 5.5 |
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8.0 | 49.0 | 6.1 |
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 7.0 | 20.0 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 8.0 | 53.0 | 6.6 |
| 1999 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7.0 | 54.0 | 7.7 |
| Totals | 84.0 | 314 | 3.7 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 93 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 96 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990 | CFL BC Lions | 107 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 104 | 84 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 121 | 110 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 80 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1994 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 114 | 113 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 101 | 100 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 96 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 116 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 117 | 117 | 0 | ||||||
| 1999 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 102 | 102 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 1277 | 915 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 127 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1992 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1993 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1995 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1996 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1997 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | |
| 1987 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 16 | |
| 1988 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 18 | |
| 1989 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 5 | |
| 1990 | CFL | BC Lions | 18 | |
| 1991 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1992 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1993 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1994 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1995 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1996 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1997 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1998 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | |
| 1999 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 |
Awards
1992 - CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player
1994 - CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player
1995 - CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player
1996 - CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player
1997 - CFL Most Outstanding Defensive Player
Honors
1986 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1986 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1988 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1988 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1990 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1990 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1991 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1991 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1992 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1992 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1993 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1993 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1994 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1994 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1995 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1995 - CFL CFL North All-Star
1996 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1996 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
1996 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1997 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1997 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1998 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1998 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
1998 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1999 - CFL CFL West All-Star
