Chris Woods (gridiron football)
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Birmingham, Alabama | July 19, 1962
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Birmingham (AL) A. H. Parker |
College: | Auburn |
Supplemental draft: | 1984 / round: 1 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Christopher Wyatt Woods (born July 19, 1962) is a former American football wide receiver who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Raiders and Denver Broncos. He was drafted by the Raiders in with the 28th overall pick in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players.[1][2] He played college football at Auburn University and attended A. H. Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama.[3] Woods was also a member of the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Woods was a candidate for mayor of his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama in the 2017 election;[4] he finished third with 18% of the vote behind Randall Woodfin and incumbent William A. Bell (Woodfin beat Bell in the run-off).
References
[edit]- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players". oursportscentral.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "CHRIS WOODS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Monique (March 30, 2017). ""Contractor Chris Woods Believes He Can Unseat Mayor William Bell. Here's How"". The Birmingham Times.
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[edit]- Living people
- 1962 births
- Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
- Players of Canadian football from Birmingham, Alabama
- American football wide receivers
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Auburn Tigers football players
- Edmonton Elks players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Los Angeles Raiders players
- Denver Broncos players
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- Candidates in the 2021 United States elections