Willie West
Willie Tennyson West
Born: May 1, 1938
Lexington, MS USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
College: Oregon
High School: San Diego (CA)
Career: 1960-1968
Drafted: 1960 in Round 4, #37 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Willie West played from 1960 to 1968 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets and St. Louis Cardinals. West intercepted 30 passes for 332 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 26 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 98 | 8.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 45 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 24 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL | 16 | 156 | 9.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| AFL | 36 | 244 | 6.8 | 45 | 0 | |
| Totals | 52 | 400 | 7.7 | 45 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 370 | 28.5 | 87 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 340 | 21.2 | 40 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 32 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 5 | 142 | 28.4 | 64 | 0 |
| NFL | 29 | 710 | 24.5 | 87 | 0 | |
| AFL | 11 | 288 | 26.2 | 64 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 998 | 25.0 | 87 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 31 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 32 | 0 |
| NFL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| AFL | 29 | 318 | 11.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 332 | 11.1 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1963 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1968 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 7 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | New York Jets | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 6 |
| 1968 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 9 |
Honors
1966 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
