Robert Woods (wide receiver, born 1955)

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Robert Woods
No. 42
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:(1955-07-03)July 3, 1955
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school: George Washington Carver (LA)
College: Grambling State
NFL draft: 1978  / round: 5 / pick: 134
(by the Kansas City Chiefs) [1]
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:96
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at PFR

Robert Christopher Woods (July 3, 1955) was an American football wide receiver. He played for the Houston Oilers in 1978 and for the Detroit Lions in 1979. [2] [3] Woods played college football at Grambling State and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1978 NFL draft. [1] He is the father of Houston Texans wide receiver Robert Woods. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1978 Kansas City Chiefs". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Robert Woods Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. "Robert Woods, WR". Nfl.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. "Fathers and Sons Who Have Played Pro Football" (PDF).