Back, Illinois, to 1956
Abe Woodson
- Born
- Feb 15, 1934, in Jackson, Mississippi
- Died
- Feb 8, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Abe Woodson played back at Illinois (to 1956). The San Francisco 49ers took Woodson in round 2, No. 15 overall in the 1957 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 5 (1959–63) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1959–60) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1962–63)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1959–60; AP second team 1962–63; New York Daily News first team 1961; UPI first team 1959; NEA second team 1959–60.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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