Neil Worden
American gridiron football player (born 1931)
American football player
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1931-08-01) August 1, 1931 (age 92) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Pulaski (WI) | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1954 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | ||||||||
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Neil James Worden (born August 1, 1931) is a former American football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL). Selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1954 NFL Draft, he played in the 1954 and 1957 seasons. He also played five games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL in 1959.[1] He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.
College years
Worden played fullback for Notre Dame from 1950 to 1953 under head coach Frank Leahy.[2] His senior year, the 1953 Notre Dame team finished the season 9-0-1 and was runner-up to the national championship.[3] Worden finished his Notre Dame rushing career with 476 attempts for 2039 yards and 29 touchdowns.[4]
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1954 NFL draft first-round selections
- Bobby Garrett
- Lamar McHan
- Art Hunter
- Veryl Switzer
- Cotton Davidson
- Stan Wallace
- Johnny Lattner
- Steve Meilinger
- Neil Worden
- Ed Beatty
- Bernie Faloney
- John Bauer
- Dick Chapman
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