Willie Rodgers
Willie Daniel Rodgers Jr.
Born: February 8, 1949
Suffolk, VA USA
Deceased: September 27, 1998
Houston, TX
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210
College: Kentucky St.
High School: John F. Kennedy (Suffolk, VA)
Career: 1972-1975
Drafted: 1972 in Round 12, #290 overall by the Houston Oilers
Willie Rodgers played from 1972 to 1975 during his career with the Houston Oilers. Rodgers ran for 672 yards in his career on 211 attempts, scoring 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 30 passes for 214 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 71 | 204 | 2.9 | 14 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 122 | 413 | 3.4 | 20 | 5 |
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 8 | 1 |
| Totals | 211 | 672 | 3.2 | 20 | 8 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 24 | 153 | 6.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 214 | 7.1 | 24 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 17 | 335 | 19.7 | 32 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 348 | 19.3 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
