Woody Bennett facts for kids
Bennett in 1976
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||
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| Born: | March 24, 1955 York, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1979 | ||||||
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Woodrow Bennett Jr. (born March 24, 1955) is a former professional American football player who played fullback for ten seasons for the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins.
Bennett played college football with the University of Miami before being drafted by the Jets. Cut by the Jets in 1980, he was claimed off waivers by the Dolphins and went on to start 62 games over 9 seasons.
Following his football career, Bennett became a pastor at a church in Tamarac, Florida.
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1979 | NYJ | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYJ | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIA | 4 | 3 | 43 | 187 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1981 | MIA | 3 | 3 | 28 | 104 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIA | 16 | 2 | 49 | 197 | 4.0 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | MIA | 16 | 9 | 144 | 606 | 4.2 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 1985 | MIA | 16 | 13 | 54 | 256 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 27 | 1 |
| 1986 | MIA | 16 | 14 | 36 | 162 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIA | 12 | 11 | 25 | 102 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIA | 16 | 7 | 31 | 115 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 125 | 62 | 424 | 1,761 | 4.2 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 304 | 7.6 | 27 | 3 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1982 | MIA | 4 | 0 | 25 | 48 | 1.9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIA | 1 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | MIA | 3 | 3 | 22 | 81 | 3.7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIA | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 59 | 179 | 3.0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | ||
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