Dick Wood

Richard "Dick" Wood

No. 12, 19

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Date of birth:

February 29, 1936

Place of birth:

Lanett, Alabama

Date of death:

April 4, 2015 (aged 79)

Place of death:

Atlanta, Georgia

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

205 lb (93 kg)

Career information

College:

Auburn

NFL draft:

1959 / Round: 12 / Pick: 144

Career history

As player:

As coach:

Career NFL statistics

TD–INT:	51–71
Yards:	7,153
QB Rating:	52.9
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Coaching stats at PFR

Malcolm Richard "Dick" Wood (February 29, 1936 – April 4, 2015) was an American football quarterback who played at Auburn before being drafted by the NFL Baltimore Colts in 1959. He never played for the Colts, and signed with the American Football League's Denver Broncos as a free agent in 1962. After his player career ended, Wood served as an assistant coach in collegiate football and the NFL for over 4 decades.^[1]

Dick played for five different AFL teams during his football career,^[2] the only player to do so. He died in Atlanta in 2015.^[3]

Statistics

Wood was the first quarterback to throw for a touchdown at Shea Stadium ^[4]

He completed 522 career passes for 51 touchdowns and 71 interceptions.^[2]

In 1966, his only season with the Miami Dolphins, Wood posted the then-worst all-time completion percentage for a season (minimum 200 attempts),^[5] 36.1%, surpassed only by Gary Marangi of the 1976 Buffalo Bills.

References

Jack Kemp (1960–1962)
Bobby Clatterbuck (1960)
John Hadl (1962, 1964–1972)
Dick Wood (1962)
Tobin Rote (1963–1964)
Steve Tensi (1966)
Marty Domres (1969–1970)
Dan Fouts (1973–1987)
Wayne Clark (1973)
Johnny Unitas (1973)
Jesse Freitas (1974–1975)
Virgil Carter (1975)
Clint Longley (1976)
James Harris (1977–1978)
Cliff Olander (1977)
Ed Luther (1983–1984)
Mark Herrmann (1985–1987)
Tom Flick (1986)
Rick Neuheisel (1987)
Mike Kelley (1987)
Mark Malone (1988)
Babe Laufenberg (1988)
Mark Vlasic (1988, 1990)
Jim McMahon (1989)
Billy Joe Tolliver (1989–1990)
John Friesz (1990–1991, 1993)
Stan Humphries (1992–1997)
Bob Gagliano (1992)
Gale Gilbert (1994–1995)
Sean Salisbury (1996)
Craig Whelihan (1997–1998)
Jim Everett (1997)
Ryan Leaf (1998, 2000)
Jim Harbaugh (1999–2000)
Erik Kramer (1999)
Moses Moreno (2000)
Doug Flutie (2001, 2003–2004)
Drew Brees (2002–2005)
Philip Rivers (2006–present)

New York Titans / Jets starting quarterbacks

Al Dorow (1960–1961)
Dick Jamieson (1960)
Johnny Green (1962)
Lee Grosscup (1962)
Butch Songin (1962)
Dick Wood (1963–1964)
Galen Hall (1963)
Pete Liske (1964)
Mike Taliaferro (1965)
Joe Namath (1965–1976)
Al Woodall (1970–1971, 1973)
Bob Davis (1971–1972)
Bill Demory (1973)
J. J. Jones (1975)
Richard Todd (1976–1983)
Matt Robinson (1977–1979)
Marty Domres (1977)
Pat Ryan (1984, 1986–1989)
Ken O'Brien (1984–1992)
David Norrie (1987)
Tony Eason (1989)
Kyle Mackey (1989)
Browning Nagle (1992)
Boomer Esiason (1993–1995)
Jack Trudeau (1994)
Bubby Brister (1995)
Frank Reich (1996)
Neil O'Donnell (1996–1997)
Glenn Foley (1996–1998)
Vinny Testaverde (1998–2003, 2005)
Ray Lucas (1999)
Rick Mirer (1999)
Chad Pennington (2002–2007)
Quincy Carter (2004)
Brooks Bollinger (2005)
Kellen Clemens (2007, 2009)
Brett Favre (2008)
Mark Sanchez (2009–2012)
Greg McElroy (2012)
Geno Smith (2013–2014)
Michael Vick (2014)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (2015–present)

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders starting quarterbacks

Tom Flores (1960–1961, 1963–1966)
Babe Parilli (1960)
Cotton Davidson (1962–1964, 1966)
Hunter Enis (1962)
Don Heinrich (1962)
Dick Wood (1965)
Daryle Lamonica (1967–1973)
George Blanda (1968)
Ken Stabler (1971–1979)
Larry Lawrence (1974–1975)
Mike Rae (1976–1977)
Jim Plunkett (1980–1986)
Dan Pastorini (1980)
Marc Wilson (1981, 1983–1987)
Rusty Hilger (1987)
Vince Evans (1987, 1993, 1995)
Jay Schroeder (1988–1992)
Steve Beuerlein (1988–1989)
Todd Marinovich (1991–1992)
Jeff Hostetler (1993–1996)
Billy Joe Hobert (1995–1996)
Jeff George (1997–1998)
Donald Hollas (1998)
Wade Wilson (1998)
Rich Gannon (1999–2004)
Rick Mirer (2003)
Marques Tuiasosopo (2003, 2005)
Kerry Collins (2004–2005)
Aaron Brooks (2006)
Andrew Walter (2006, 2008)
Josh McCown (2007)
Daunte Culpepper (2007)
JaMarcus Russell (2007–2009)
Bruce Gradkowski (2009–2010)
Charlie Frye (2009)
Jason Campbell (2010–2011)
Kyle Boller (2011)
Carson Palmer (2011–2012)
Terrelle Pryor (2012–2013)
Matt Flynn (2013)
Matt McGloin (2013)
Derek Carr (2014–present)

Miami Dolphins starting quarterbacks

Dick Wood (1966)
Rick Norton (1966–1969)
George Wilson (1966)
John Stofa (1966–1967)
Bob Griese (1967–1980)
George Mira (1971)
Earl Morrall (1972–1975)
Don Strock (1975–1976, 1978–1981, 1983)
David Woodley (1980–1983)
Dan Marino (1983–1999)
Kyle Mackey (1987)
Scott Mitchell (1993)
Steve DeBerg (1993)
Bernie Kosar (1995)
Craig Erickson (1996)
Damon Huard (1999–2000)
Jay Fiedler (2000–2004)
Ray Lucas (2002)
Brian Griese (2003)
A. J. Feeley (2004)
Sage Rosenfels (2004–2005)
Gus Frerotte (2005)
Joey Harrington (2006)
Daunte Culpepper (2006)
Cleo Lemon (2006–2007)
Trent Green (2007)
John Beck (2007)
Chad Pennington (2008–2010)
Chad Henne (2009–2011)
Tyler Thigpen (2010)
Matt Moore (2011)
Ryan Tannehill (2012–present)

Miami Dolphins 1966 inaugural season roster

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Dick Wood

Statistics

References

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