Position: | Fullback |
Number: | 32 |
Birth Date: | 1 August 1931 |
Birth Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lbs: | 198 |
Draftyear: | 1954 |
Draftround: | 1 |
Draftpick: | 9 |
High School: | Pulaski (WI) |
College: | Notre Dame |
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Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 24 |
Statlabel2: | Rushing attempts-yards |
Statvalue2: | 100-261 |
Statlabel3: | Receptions-yards |
Statvalue3: | 8-66 |
Statlabel4: | Touchdowns |
Statvalue4: | 1 |
Pfr: | WordNe20 |
Neil James Worden (born August 1, 1931) is a former American football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL). Selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1954 NFL draft, he played in the 1954 and 1957 seasons. He also played five games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in 1959.[1] He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.
Worden played fullback for Notre Dame from 1950 to 1953 under head coach Frank Leahy.[2] His senior year, the 1953 Notre Dame team finished the season 9-0-1 and was runner-up to the national championship.[3] Worden finished his Notre Dame rushing career with 476 attempts for 2039 yards and 29 touchdowns.[4]