Summary
Charles Henry "Bo" Wood (born January 24, 1945) is a former American football player and high school coach. He played for the Atlanta Falcons in 1967 and coached the Cherry Hill East Cougars high school team for 33 years.
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 24, 1945 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Haddon Heights |
| College: | North Carolina |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early life edit
Bo Wood was born on January 24, 1945, in Camden, New Jersey, and grew up in Barrington, New Jersey.[1] He attended Haddon Heights High School. In his school, he was a three-sport athlete and got 11 varsity letters.[2]
Awards and honors edit
Track edit
- All-South Jersey (1960s)
Swimming edit
- All-South Jersey (1960s)
Football edit
- All-South Jersey (1960s)
- Team Captain (1960s)[b]
College career edit
Wood went to college at North Carolina.[1] In 1964 he had 4 catches for 44 yards.[3] In 1966 he was an All-American selection.[2]
Awards and honors edit
- All-American Selection (1966)
Professional career edit
New Orleans Saints edit
In 1967 he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted in the 6th round (159th overall). He made the roster but was traded to the Atlanta Falcons right before the season started.[2]
Atlanta Falcons edit
In 1967 he played for the Atlanta Falcons.[4][5][6] He played in all 14 games but only one statistic was recorded; a 9 yard kick return.[7] He did not make the roster in 1968. He was later signed by a Canadian Football League team but did not play for them.[2]
Later life edit
After his playing career, he went back to college to get a masters degree.[2] He then was a High School coach for more than 30 years. He first started at Bishop Eustace but then went to the Cherry Hill East Cougars and was there for 33 seasons.[2] 3 players he coached went to the NFL; Pete Kugler, Glenn Foley, and Stan Clayton.[2] In 1988 they won the state championship.[2] In 1987 he was inducted into the New Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame.[2] In 2018 he was inducted into the Cherry Hill East Athletics Hall of Fame.[2][8]
Notes edit
- ^ In 1969, he signed with a Canadian Football League team, but did not play with them
- ^ This is a partial list of his high school awards.
References edit
- ^ a b "Charles (Bo) Wood - Football". University of North Carolina Athletics.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Coach Bo Wood's legacy shows the best of East sports – Eastside".
- ^ "Bo Wood College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Bo Wood Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Bo Wood Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Bo Wood Career Splits". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Bo Wood Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ^ Friedman, Josh. "Cherry Hill East announces 2018 Hall of Fame class". Courier-Post.