EARL WINFIELDWinfield, Earl SylvesterPosition: WR Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Born: August 6, 1961 Richmond, VA High School: Dinwiddie County (Dinwiddie, VA); Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, VA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 1983 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 1984 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 1985 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/13/1986 | 1986 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1986 SEA NFL |
| Released | 8/18/1986 | 1986 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1986 SEA NFL |
| Signed | 2/7/1987 | 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1987 HAM CFL |
| Free Agent | 3/1/1989 | 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1988 HAM CFL |
| Signed | 3/4/1989 | 1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1989 SF NFL |
| Released | 1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1989 SF NFL | |
| Signed | 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | |
| Retired | 11/2/196 | 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1996 HAM CFL |
| Activated | 7/23/1997 | 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL |
| Retired | 9/2/1997 | 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1988 Official All-CFL |
| 1995 Official All-CFL |
| 2013 CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1987 HAM CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1988 HAM CFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||
| 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1991 HAM CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| 1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1992 HAM CFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||
| 1993 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1993 HAM CFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1994 HAM CFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||
| 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1995 HAM CFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||
| 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1996 HAM CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 522 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1988 HAM CFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1991 HAM CFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1992 HAM CFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1993 HAM CFL | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1994 HAM CFL | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1987 HAM CFL | 38 | 746 | 19.6 | 81 | 2 | ||||||
| 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1988 HAM CFL | 60 | 1213 | 20.2 | 73 | 8 | ||||||
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 15 | 324 | 21.6 | 56 | 3 | ||||||
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 62 | 1054 | 17.0 | 75 | 13 | ||||||
| 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1991 HAM CFL | 45 | 874 | 19.4 | 77 | 4 | ||||||
| 1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1992 HAM CFL | 52 | 880 | 16.9 | 80 | 9 | ||||||
| 1993 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1993 HAM CFL | 61 | 1076 | 17.6 | 79 | 5 | ||||||
| 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1994 HAM CFL | 71 | 1211 | 17.1 | 79 | 12 | ||||||
| 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1995 HAM CFL | 92 | 1496 | 16.3 | 57 | 13 | ||||||
| 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1996 HAM CFL | 48 | 783 | 16.3 | 50 | 4 | ||||||
| 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL | 29 | 462 | 15.9 | 59 | 2 | ||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 573 | 10119 | 17.7 | 81 | 75 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1987 HAM CFL | 22 | - | 256 | 11.6 | 71 | 1 | |||
| 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1988 HAM CFL | 74 | - | 865 | 11.7 | 101 | 4 | |||
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 36 | - | 361 | 10.0 | 77 | 1 | |||
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 24 | - | 102 | 4.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1991 HAM CFL | 2 | - | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1992 HAM CFL | 22 | - | 291 | 13.2 | 77 | 2 | |||
| 1993 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1993 HAM CFL | 41 | - | 530 | 12.9 | 71 | 3 | |||
| 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1994 HAM CFL | 37 | - | 267 | 7.2 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1995 HAM CFL | 8 | - | 61 | 7.6 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1996 HAM CFL | 13 | - | 80 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL | 2 | - | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 281 | 2834 | 10.1 | 101 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1987 HAM CFL | 18 | - | 347 | 19.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1988 HAM CFL | 20 | - | 532 | 26.6 | 100 | 1 | |||
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 10 | - | 226 | 22.6 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 8 | - | 164 | 20.5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1991 HAM CFL | 1 | - | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1992 HAM CFL | 1 | - | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1993 HAM CFL | 13 | - | 282 | 21.7 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1994 HAM CFL | 3 | - | 56 | 18.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1996 HAM CFL | 1 | - | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 75 | 1650 | 22.0 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1987 HAM CFL | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1988 HAM CFL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1991 HAM CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1992 HAM CFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1993 HAM CFL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1994 HAM CFL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1995 HAM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1996 HAM CFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 32 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1987 HAM CFL | 2 | - | |||||||
| 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1988 HAM CFL | 2 | - | |||||||
| 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1989 HAM CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||
| 1990 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1990 HAM CFL | 5 | - | |||||||
| 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1991 HAM CFL | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | ||||
| 1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1992 HAM CFL | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||
| 1993 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1993 HAM CFL | 7 | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||
| 1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1994 HAM CFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | ||||
| 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1995 HAM CFL | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1996 HAM CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1997 HAM CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 32 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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