Willie West
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Running back, Oregon, 1957–⁠59

Willie West

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Willie West played running back at Oregon (1957–⁠59). The Chicago Cardinals took West in round 4, No. 37 overall in the 1960 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1959
First-team All-Pacific Coast
Drafted
No. 37
Round 4, 1960 NFL Draft (Chicago Cardinals)

Honors

Team titles: Pacific Coast champions, 1957

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

AFL All-Star Games: 2 (1963, 1966)

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1962–⁠63AFLBuffalo Bills
1964AFLDenver Broncos
1964–⁠65AFLNew York Jets
1966–⁠68AFLMiami Dolphins

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

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