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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 6, 1966 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1989 / round: 1 / pick: 11 | ||||||||
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Donnell Woolford (born January 6, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Chicago Bears. He was selected by the Bears in the first round (11th overall) of the 1989 NFL draft. Woolford played 10 seasons for the Bears from 1989 to 1997, the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1997 to 1998 and Carolina Panthers from 1998 to 1999. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1994. Woolford was surpassed by Charles Tillman for the most interceptions by a Bears cornerback, although Donnell achieved the goal 18 games faster than Tillman.[1][2] Woolford was a graduate of Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville, NC and Clemson University.
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- ^ "Player Bio". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2013.