Ken Willard
Kenneth Henderson Willard
Born: July 14, 1943
Richmond, VA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 219
College: North Carolina
High School: Varina (Richmond, VA)
Career: 1965-1974
Drafted: 1965 in Round 1, #2 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Ken Willard played from 1965 to 1974 during his career with the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals. Willard ran for 6,105 yards in his career on 1,622 attempts, scoring 45 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 277 passes for 2,184 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 189 | 778 | 4.1 | 32 | 5 |
| 1966 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 191 | 763 | 4.0 | 49 | 5 |
| 1967 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 169 | 510 | 3.0 | 20 | 5 |
| 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 227 | 967 | 4.3 | 69 | 7 |
| 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 171 | 557 | 3.3 | 18 | 7 |
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 236 | 789 | 3.3 | 20 | 7 |
| 1971 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 216 | 855 | 4.0 | 49 | 4 |
| 1972 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 100 | 345 | 3.4 | 23 | 4 |
| 1973 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 83 | 366 | 4.4 | 33 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 175 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 1622 | 6105 | 3.8 | 69 | 45 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 32 | 253 | 7.9 | 29 | 4 |
| 1966 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 42 | 351 | 8.4 | 52 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 23 | 242 | 10.5 | 25 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 232 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 326 | 9.1 | 36 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 259 | 8.4 | 32 | 3 |
| 1971 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 27 | 202 | 7.5 | 33 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 131 | 5.5 | 15 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 22 | 160 | 7.3 | 26 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Totals | 277 | 2184 | 7.9 | 52 | 17 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 41 | 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 |
| 1965 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1966 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1967 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1969 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 45 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1966 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 13 |
| 1968 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 11 |
| 1973 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 10 |
| 1974 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 3 |
Honors
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
