Linebacker, USC, to 1974

Richard Wood

Born
May 31, 1953, in Elizabeth, New Jersey

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Richard Wood played linebacker at USC (to 1974). He was a consensus All‑American in 1973 and 1974. The New York Jets took Wood in round 3, No. 68 overall in the 1975 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

At a glance

Best season
1974
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Pac-8
Drafted
No. 68
Round 3, 1975 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1972 and 1974; Pac-8 champions, 1972, 1973 and 1974

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.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1985USFLJacksonville Bulls

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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