Abe Woodson
Abraham Benjamin Woodson
Born: February 15, 1934
Jackson, MS USA
Deceased: February 8, 2014
Las Vegas, NV
Position: DB-HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 188
College: Illinois
High School: Austin (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1958-1966
Drafted: 1957 in Round 2, #15 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Abe Woodson played from 1958 to 1966 during his career with the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals. Woodson ran for 39 yards in his career on 20 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 8 passes for 74 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 39 | 2.0 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving:
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 38 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 65 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 48 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 172 | 10.8 | 80 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 19 | 179 | 9.4 | 85 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 51 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 22 | 133 | 6.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 7 | 0.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 123 | 956 | 7.8 | 85 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 239 | 21.7 | 34 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 382 | 29.4 | 105 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 498 | 29.3 | 64 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 27 | 782 | 29.0 | 98 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 37 | 1157 | 31.3 | 79 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 29 | 935 | 32.2 | 103 | 3 |
| 1964 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 32 | 880 | 27.5 | 70 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 665 | 24.6 | 65 | 0 |
| Totals | 193 | 5538 | 28.7 | 105 | 5 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 61 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 206 | 10.8 | 61 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 11 |
| 1962 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 12 |
| 1965 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
