John Wood (American football)

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John Wood
No. 73
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1951-01-20) January 20, 1951 (age 73)
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Lake Charles
College: LSU
NFL draft: 1973  / round: 3 / pick: 70
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

John Curtis Wood (born January 20, 1951) is a former professional American football player. He played defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints for one season, in 1973. He appeared in two games with the team that season. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1973 NFL draft but did not play for the team. [1]

He attended Louisiana State University, where he was selected to the Associated Press and United Press first-team All-Southeastern Conference teams in 1972 while playing for the LSU Tigers. [2] [3] He was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana and attended Lake Charles High School. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "John Wood NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. Ed Shearer (November 29, 1972). "Seven Tiders Head All-SEC Team". The Tuscaloosa News.
  3. "Bama dominates All-SEC team". The Delta Democrat-Times. December 1, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved April 18, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg