Willie Burden

Willie Burden
No. 10
Born:(1951-07-21)July 21, 1951
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Died:December 4, 2015(2015-12-04) (aged 64)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)RB
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
CollegeNorth Carolina State
High schoolWilliam G. Enloe (NC)
NFL draft1974, round: 6, pick: 139
Drafted byDetroit Lions
Career history
As player
1974Detroit Lions*
19741981Calgary Stampeders
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1975
CFL West All-Star1975, 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]

  1. ^ "TSN Top 50 Honour Roll". TSN.ca. November 28, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2007.