Willie Wood
William Vernell Wood
Born: December 23, 1936
Washington, DC USA
Deceased: February 3, 2020
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
College: USC
High School: Armstrong (Washington, DC)
Career: 1960-1971
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989
Coaching record
Willie Wood played from 1960 to 1971 during his career with the Green Bay Packers. Wood intercepted 48 passes for 699 yards in his career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 33 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 14 | 225 | 16.1 | 72 | 2 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 23 | 273 | 11.9 | 65 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 19 | 169 | 8.9 | 41 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 19 | 252 | 13.3 | 64 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 12 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 26 | 126 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 187 | 1391 | 7.4 | 72 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 20 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 21 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 37 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 22 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 42 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 20 | 1 |
| 1967 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 699 | 14.6 | 42 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 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 Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1966 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
