Woody Bennett

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Woody Bennett
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Bennett in 1976
No. 46, 34
Position: Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1955-03-24) March 24, 1955 (age 70)
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College: Miami (FL)
Undrafted: 1979
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,761
Rushing average:4.2
Touchdowns:10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Woodrow Bennett Jr. (born March 24, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for 10 seasons with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). [1]

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Bennett played college football for the Miami Hurricanes before being signed 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 nine seasons. [2]

Following his football career, Bennett became a pastor at a church in Tamarac, Florida. [3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
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Regular season

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1979 NYJ 150242.031199.090
1980 NYJ 1003134.360000.000
MIA 43431874.31903268.7191
1981 MIA 33281043.71204225.5100
1982 MIA 109151.750000.000
1983 MIA 162491974.02526355.890
1984 MIA 1691446064.22376447.3201
1985 MIA 1613542564.71701010110.1271
1986 MIA 1614361624.51604338.3130
1987 MIA 1211251024.11804184.560
1988 MIA 167311153.71202168.0120
125624241,7614.22510403047.6273

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1982 MIA 4025481.9122000.000
1983 MIA 107314.481000.000
1984 MIA 3322813.717112020.0200
1985 MIA 215193.8170166.060
104591793.017422613.0200

References

  1. "Woody Bennett Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  2. "Number 34 and the Three Dolphins Who Wore It Best".
  3. "The Rev. Woody Bennett".