Willie West | |
Number: | 49, 47, 20, 22 |
Position: | Cornerback |
Birth Date: | May 1, 1938 |
Birth Place: | Lexington, Mississippi, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lbs: | 190 |
College: | Oregon |
Draftyear: | 1960 |
Draftround: | 4 |
Draftpick: | 37 |
Afldraftyear: | 1960 |
Afldraftround: | 2 Pick: First Selections (by the Denver Broncos) |
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Pfr: | W/WestWi00 |
Willie Tennyson West (born May 1, 1938) is an American football former defensive back. He played for nine seasons professionally: for the NFL St. Louis Cardinals; and for the American Football League (AFL)'s Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, and Miami Dolphins. He was an AFL All-Star for the Bills in 1963, and for the Dolphins in 1966. On November 2, 2007, he was inducted into University of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.