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His son, Willie Wood Jr., played for (1992–1993) and later coached the Indiana Firebirds in the Arena Football League, after coaching at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C. Wood Jr. also served as the wide receiver/defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.
Feb 4, 2016 · The other now rests on a mantel in Willie Wood’s house, where Willie Jr. and his wife now reside. Chiefs tight end Fred Arbanas was the intended target of the most famous pass in the first Super ...
Oct 20, 2020 · Willie Wood Jr., the son of NFL Hall Of Famer Willie Wood, discussed his father’s legacy on “In And Out Of Sports’, hosted by D.C. talk show legend Butch McAdams. Wood Sr. grew up in Washington, D.C., where he was a standout football and basketball player. He turned down a basketball scholarship to play football […]
Oct 17, 2007 · The youngest of Wood’s three children, Willie Wood Jr., 39, remembers what his father said of his Coalinga reception: “As a black man, he was told that he wasn’t allowed to eat in ...
Apr 16, 2016 · One of Wood’s sons, Willie Jr., said this week that he and his father never discussed the issue. Former Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis was the assistant coach who recruited Wood to USC and moved on to the AFL’s Los Angeles Chargers as a position coach in ’60.
Feb 18, 2020 · WASHINGTON — A Washington, D.C. legend will soon be laid to rest. Eight-time NFL Hall of Famer Willie Wood, 83, died Feb. 3 from natural causes. Wood, a defensive back for the Green Bay Packers ...
Feb 4, 2020 · Wood died Monday at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Washington, D.C., the Packers announced. He was 83. Wood had been suffering from advanced dementia for years. “The Green Bay Packers Family lost a legend today with the passing of Willie Wood,” Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy said. “Willie’s success story, rising from ...
