Place of birth: Lanett, Alabama Role American football player Positions Quarterback Name Dick Wood Education Auburn University | College: Auburn Weight 93 kg Place of death: Atlanta, Georgia Height 1.96 m | |
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Date of birth: (1936-02-29)February 29, 1936 Date of death: April 4, 2015(2015-04-04) (aged 79) NFL draft: 1959 / Round: 12 / Pick: 144 Died April 4, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||
Malcolm Richard "Dick" Wood (February 29, 1936 – April 4, 2015) was an American football quarterback who played college football at Auburn before being drafted by the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL) in 1959. He never played for the Colts, and signed with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League (AFL) as a free agent in 1962. After his player career ended, Wood served as an assistant coach in college football and the NFL for over four decades.
Wood played for five different AFL teams during his football career, the only player to do so. He died in Atlanta in 2015.
Statistics
Wood was the first quarterback to throw for a touchdown at Shea Stadium
He completed 522 career passes for 51 touchdowns and 71 interceptions.
In 1966, his only season with the Miami Dolphins, Wood posted the then-worst all-time completion percentage for a season (minimum 200 attempts), 36.1%, surpassed only by Gary Marangi of the 1976 Buffalo Bills.