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Safety, Georgia, to 1980

Scott Woerner

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Scott Woerner played safety at Georgia (to 1980). The Atlanta Falcons took Woerner in round 3, No. 80 overall in the 1981 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Best season
1980
First-team All-SEC and National leader in punt return average (15.7)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in punt return average, 1980
Drafted
No. 80
Round 3, 1981 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1980; SEC champions, 1980

All-America: UPI first team 1980; AFCA 1980; AP second team 1980; Walter Camp 1980; NEA second team 1980

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
1983–⁠85USFLPhiladelphia Stars

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

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