Tony Woods (American football)
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Position: | Linebacker / Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | September 11, 1965||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | West Orange (NJ) Seton Hall | ||||||||||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18 | ||||||||||||
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Stanley Anthony Woods (born October 11, 1965) is an American former professional
Early life
Woods was born in
College career
Woods attended and played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. As a senior, he had 109 tackles, including 18 tackles against Rutgers University. He finished his career as a Consensus All-American with 242 tackles and 31 sacks.[6][4]
Professional career
USFL
Woods has the distinction of being the last player ever drafted by the United States Football League. With one year of college eligibility remaining, he was selected 92nd by the Houston Gamblers in the 12th round of the 1986 USFL draft.[7]
NFL
Woods was selected in the first round with the 18th overall pick in the
Personal life
After retiring, Woods became a football coach. He was defensive coordinator on the first state football championship team at West Side High School in 2007.[5] He then spent time as the defensive line coach at William Paterson University. He is currently an assistant coach at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, where he attended high school.
References
- ^ NFL Stats.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Pitt Football's All-Time First Team All-Americans Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ 1989 Seton Hall HOF.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ a b via Associated Press. "Seahawks get linebacker in first round", Moscow-Pullman Daily News, April 28, 1987. Accessed March 10, 2011. "Woods, 21, is from Seton Hall Prep in Newark, N.J."
- ^ a b "Stanley 'Tony' Woods" (PDF). New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ^ "1986 USFL Draft Pick Transactions". Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference