Willie Wood

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Willie Wood was a Hall of Fame safety for the Green Bay Packers, renowned for his key interceptions in championship games during the 1960s NFL dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
human
safety
careerGamesPlayed 166
careerInterceptions 48
careerPuntReturnYards 1628
careerTouchdowns 2
coachedLeague Canadian Football League
World Football League
coachedTeam Philadelphia Bell
Toronto Argonauts NERFINISHED
collegeAttended University of Southern California
collegeTeam USC Trojans football team
surface form: USC Trojans football
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1936-12-23
dateOfDeath 2020-02-03
ethnicity African American
familyName Wood
fullName William Vernell Wood Sr.
givenName William
hallOfFameInduction Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1989
height 5 ft 10 in
heightInMeters 1.78
jerseyNumber 24
league National Football League
memberOf 1960s Green Bay Packers dynasty
nflDebutSeason 1960
nflDebutTeam Green Bay Packers
notableFor being one of the first Black starting quarterbacks at USC before converting to safety in the NFL
key interceptions in NFL championship games during the 1960s
notablePlay interception in Super Bowl I that set up a key touchdown
numberOfAllProSelections 9
numberOfProBowls 8
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
playedFor Green Bay Packers
playedUnderCoach Vince Lombardi
positionPlayed safety
roleAfterPlaying football coach
signedAsFreeAgentBy Green Bay Packers
undraftedYear 1960
weightInKilograms 86
weightInPounds 190
wonChampionship 1961 NFL Championship Game
surface form: NFL Championship 1961

1962 NFL Championship Game
surface form: NFL Championship 1962

1965 NFL Championship Game
surface form: NFL Championship 1965

Super Bowl I
Super Bowl II

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