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Willie Burden

Burden, Willie James
Height: 5-11 Weight: 205
Born: July 21, 1951 Longwood, NC
Died: December 4, 2015 Atlanta, GA
High School: William G. Enloe (Raleigh, NC)

Year	College	Status
1970	North Carolina State
1971	North Carolina State	Lettered
1972	North Carolina State	Lettered
1973	North Carolina State	Lettered

Draft: 6th round (139th overall) 1974 Detroit Lions; 17th round (198th overall) 1974 Portland Storm

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1974 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1974 CAL CFL	27/10	HB	6
1975 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1975 CAL CFL	10	HB	16
1976 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1976 CAL CFL	10	RB	13
1977 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1977 CAL CFL	10	RB	16
1978 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1978 CAL CFL	10	RB	15
1979 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1979 CAL CFL	10	RB	13
1980 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1980 CAL CFL	10	RB	16
1981 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1981 CAL CFL	10	RB	8
8 Years (CFL)8 Years CFL			103

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/30/1974	1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL
Draft	2/5/1974	1974 Portland Storm (WFL)1974 POR WFL
Signed		1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL
Released		1974 Detroit Lions (NFL)1974 DET NFL
Signed		1974 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1974 CAL CFL
Released		1981 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1981 CAL CFL

AWARDS
1975 Official CFL Most Oustanding Player of the Year
1975 Official All-CFL
2001 CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1974 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1974 CAL CFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	18
1975 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1975 CAL CFL	15	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	90
1976 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1976 CAL CFL	9	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	54
1977 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1977 CAL CFL	5	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	30
1978 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1978 CAL CFL	3	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		0	0	18
1979 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1979 CAL CFL	8	0	0		1		-	0	0		0	0	50
1980 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1980 CAL CFL	5	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		0	0	30
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	48	0	0		1	0		0	0		0	0	290

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1974 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1974 CAL CFL	94	541	5.8	71	3
1975 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1975 CAL CFL	332	1896	5.7	40	10
1976 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1976 CAL CFL	181	962	5.3	35	7			0
1977 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1977 CAL CFL	220	1032	4.7	47	3
1978 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1978 CAL CFL	160	627	3.9	23	2			0
1979 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1979 CAL CFL	145	658	4.5	19	5		0	0
1980 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1980 CAL CFL	87	423	4.9	23	2			0
1981 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1981 CAL CFL	23	95	4.1	28	0			0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1974 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1974 CAL CFL		13		106	8.2	25	0			0
1975 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1975 CAL CFL		36		231	6.4	52	5
1976 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1976 CAL CFL		43		363	8.4	51	2
1977 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1977 CAL CFL		63		611	9.7	42	2
1978 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1978 CAL CFL		31		307	9.9	54	1
1979 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1979 CAL CFL		42		373	8.9	33	3			0
1980 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1980 CAL CFL		49		495	10.1	51	3
1981 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1981 CAL CFL		22		183	8.3	19	0		0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		299		2669	8.9	54	16		0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1974 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1974 CAL CFL	1	-	37	37.0	37	0	1	0
1975 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1975 CAL CFL	16	-	360	22.5	33	0		0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	17		397	23.4	37	0	1	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1974 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1974 CAL CFL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1975 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1975 CAL CFL	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
1976 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1976 CAL CFL	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1977 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1977 CAL CFL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
1978 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1978 CAL CFL	4	4	1	0	1	0	0
1979 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1979 CAL CFL	1	0	2	1	3	2	0
1980 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1980 CAL CFL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	20	16	4	1	5	2	0

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