Bo Wood

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Bo Wood
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1945-01-24) January 24, 1945 (age 78)
Camden, New Jersey
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Haddon Heights High School
College: North Carolina
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Charles Henry "Bo" Wood (born January 24, 1945) is a former American football player and high school coach. He played for the Atlanta Falcons in 1967 and coached the Cherry Hill East Cougars high school team for 33 years.

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Early life

Bo Wood was born on January 24, 1945, in Camden, New Jersey, and grew up in Barrington, New Jersey. [1] He attended Haddon Heights High School. In his school, he was a three-sport athlete and got 11 varsity letters. [2]

Awards and honors

Track

  • All-South Jersey (1960s)

Swimming

  • All-South Jersey (1960s)

Football

College career

Wood went to college at North Carolina. [1] In 1964 he had 4 catches for 44 yards. [3] In 1966 he was an All-American selection. [2]

Awards and honors

  • All-American Selection (1966)

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

In 1967 he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted in the 6th round (159th overall). He made the roster but was traded to the Atlanta Falcons right before the season started. [2]

Atlanta Falcons

In 1967 he played for the Atlanta Falcons. [4] [5] [6] He played in all 14 games but only one statistic was recorded; a 9 yard kick return. [7] He did not make the roster in 1968. He was later signed by a Canadian Football League team but did not play for them. [2]

Later life

After his playing career, he went back to college to get a masters degree. [2] He then was a High School coach for more than 30 years. He first started at Bishop Eustace but then went to the Cherry Hill East Cougars and was there for 33 seasons. [2] 3 players he coached went to the NFL; Pete Kugler, Glenn Foley, and Stan Clayton. [2] In 1988 they won the state championship. [2] In 1987 he was inducted into the New Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame. [2] In 2018 he was inducted into the Cherry Hill East Athletics Hall of Fame. [2] [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ In 1969, he signed with a Canadian Football League team, but did not play with them
  2. ↑ This is a partial list of his high school awards.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Charles (Bo) Wood - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Coach Bo Wood's legacy shows the best of East sports – Eastside".
  3. ↑ "Bo Wood College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ↑ "Bo Wood Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  5. ↑ "Bo Wood Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  6. ↑ "Bo Wood Career Splits". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  7. ↑ "Bo Wood Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
  8. ↑ Friedman, Josh. "Cherry Hill East announces 2018 Hall of Fame class". Courier-Post.
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