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William Vernell Wood Sr. (December 23, 1936 – February 3, 2020) was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a safety with the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). Wood was an eight-time Pro Bowler and a nine-time All-Pro.
During the next 12 years, Willie Wood went on to become a premier safety. Among his major career accomplishments, he was selected eight times for the pro bowl, he played in 6 NFL championship games and was on the winning team five of those times.
Feb 3, 2020 · Willie Wood was a star safety on all five of Vince Lombardi's championship teams in Green Bay in the 1960s. He played in two Super Bowls, led the league in interceptions once, and was the first black coach in the CFL.
Feb 3, 2020 · Willie Wood, who was overlooked in the N.F.L. draft but forged a Hall of Fame career as one of pro football’s greatest defensive backs, playing on five Green Bay Packers championship teams of the...
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Feb 4, 2020 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Willie Wood, the Hall of Fame defensive back who won five NFL championships with the Green Bay Packers under coach Vince Lombardi and made the first interception in Super Bowl history, died Monday. He was 83.
Feb 4, 2020 · Willie Wood, a key member of the Green Bay Packers dynasty of the 1960s, passed away on Monday in Washington, D.C. He suffered from dementia for over a decade and could not remember his football achievements or his Hall of Fame induction.
Feb 4, 2020 · Wood was a versatile and dominant safety who helped the Packers win five NFL championships in the 1960s. He also played quarterback at USC and was the first African American to do so in the Pac-12.
