Neil Worden
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1931)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Neil Worden - 1954 Bowman.jpg
| caption = Worden on a 1954 Bowman football card
| position = Fullback
| number = 32
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|08|1}}
| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 198
| draftyear = 1954
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 9
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| high_school = Pulaski (WI)
| college = Notre Dame
| pastteams = * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1954}}, {{NFL Year|1957}})
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{NFL Year|1959}})
| highlights = * Third-team All-American (1953)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 24
| statlabel2 = Rushing attempts-yards
| statvalue2 = 100-261
| statlabel3 = Receptions-yards
| statvalue3 = 8-66
| statlabel4 = Touchdowns
| statvalue4 = 1
| pfr = WordNe20
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Neil James Worden (born August 1, 1931) is an American former professional 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 Canadian Football League in 1959.Stats Crew He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.
College career
Worden played fullback for Notre Dame from 1950 to 1953 under head coach Frank Leahy.{{cite web |url=http://www.fanbase.com/Menil-Mavraides/teammates |title=Menil Mavraides' teammates | Fanbase |access-date=2010-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155808/http://www.fanbase.com/menil-mavraides/teammates/ |archive-date=2015-12-08 }} His senior year, the 1953 Notre Dame team finished the season 9-0-1 and was runner-up to the national championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.raresportsfilms.com/1953notredame.html|title = Rare Sports Films - Vintage Baseball Video Sports Auto Racing Events}} Worden finished his Notre Dame rushing career with 476 attempts for 2039 yards and 29 touchdowns.{{Cite web|url=http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/96season/nd-game10/nd-m-fb-ev-gm10-prev.html|title=Notre Dame Athletics | the Fighting Irish}}
References
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External links
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{{1954 NFL Draft}}
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Category:Players of American football from Milwaukee
Category:American football fullbacks
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Canadian football fullbacks
Category:Players of Canadian football from Milwaukee
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
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