No. 10 | |
Born: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | July 21, 1951
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Died: | December 4, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 64)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | RB |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
College | North Carolina State |
High school | William G. Enloe (NC) |
NFL draft | 1974, round: 6, pick: 139 |
Drafted by | Detroit Lions |
Career history | |
As player | |
1974 | Detroit Lions* |
1974–1981 | Calgary Stampeders |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star | 1975 |
CFL West All-Star | 1975, 1977 |
Career stats | |
Willie Burden (July 21, 1951 – December 4, 2015) was an American professional football player with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), who subsequently became an academic and sports administrator. He was made a member of the Calgary Stampeder's Wall of Fame in 1992, and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2006, Burden was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.[1]