Woody Bennett - #46 - RB - Miami - Profile

Woody Bennett

Woody Bennett

#46
RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 217 lbs
Age: 53
Years With Jets: 1979-80
College: Miami

PRO: Appeared in 15 games last year primarily on special teams ...did not play vs. Oakland ...his first carry in the NFL was a one-yard TO run in the last game of the season at the Orange Bowl where he played in college ...gained four yards in two attempts vs. Miami ... caught one pass for nine yards at Seattle ....also returned one kickoff for seven yards ...he and Mike McKibben were the only rookie free agents to make the Jets' opening-day roster ... lasted five weeks at training camp with Montreal Alouettes in 1979 before he was cut.

COLLEGE: Played two years (1976-77) at Miami (Fla.) where he was a blocking back for Ottis Anderson, the NFL rookie of the year in 1979 ...rushed for 164 yards in two seasons ...was a defensive end at Arizona Western JC in 1974 and red-shirted in 1975 ... did not play in 1978 ...spentalmost a year at a body-building camp in New Orleans because he wanted to play pro ball.

PERSONAL: Single ...majored in physical education ...was a wide receiver and defensive end at York High in his birthplace and hometown of York, Pa.... captain and all-state ...set school shot put record.

From 1980 Jets yearbook.