Wylie Turner

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Wylie Turner
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1957-04-19) April 19, 1957 (age 67)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: W. T. White (TX)
College: Angelo State
Undrafted: 1979
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:2
Player stats at PFR

Wylie Dewayen Turner (born April 19, 1957) is an American former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). Turner was born on April 19, 1957, in Dallas, Texas, where he attended W. T. White High School. [1] In high school, he played football and ran track-and-field. Although he signed a letter of intent with Texas Southern University, he ended up going to Angelo State University so that he could run track-and-field and play for their football team. He started out as a running back, but was converted to cornerback. [2] He was also the team's kick returner, leading college football in return yard average in 1977, which included a 104-yard return for a touchdown. [3] Turner became an accomplished college track-and-field runner, competing in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. [4] He was the NAIA champion at 200-meters in 1977. [3]

Turner went undrafted in the 1979 NFL draft. [1] He signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos but was cut from the team in August 1979. [5] He then signed with the Green Bay Packers the next month. During the 1979 NFL season, he was primarily a back-up and special teams player, recording 12 total tackles and recovering one onside kick. [3] Turner played for the Packers for a total of two seasons, appearing in 28 games and recording 2 interceptions. [1] He was competing for the starting cornerback position prior to the 1981 NFL season but did not play for the Packers that year. [6] [1]

Turner was inducted into the Angelo State Sports Hall of Honor in 2018. [7]

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  2. ↑ Hart, Bill (May 10, 1978). "Turner among NAIA sprint specialists". Abilene Reporter-News (clipping). p. C1. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Wylie Turner". Green Bay Press-Gazette (clipping). September 7, 1980. p. 24. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Rudnicki, Frank (April 11, 1978). "Turner, Redemption Set Date". San Angelo Standard-Times (clipping). p. 8A. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Broncos release a No. 1; 'Gorillas' lose Gerela" (clipping). Associated Press. August 22, 1979. p. 21. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Woodrow, Tom (August 1, 1981). "Packers' secondary feels heat of competition". The Oshkosh Northwestern (clipping). p. B2. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wylie Turner". AngeloSports.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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