Duane Wood

Duane Wood
No. 48
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth:	September 20, 1937
Place of birth:	Wilburton, Oklahoma
Date of death:	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Place of death:	McAlester, Oklahoma
Career information
College:	Oklahoma State
Undrafted:	1960
Career history
	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1959-1960); Dallas Texans (1960-1962); Kansas City Chiefs (1963-1964); Edmonton Eskimos (1965);
Career highlights and awards
	CFL All-Star: 1959; AFL All-Star: 1963; AFL Champion, 1962;
	Player stats at PFR

Duane Wood (September 20, 1937 - July 23, 2012) was a former professional American football cornerback who played five professional seasons (1960-1964) in the American Football League for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs franchise. He was in the Texans' 1962 AFL Championship game win over the two-time AFL Champion Houston Oilers in the longest professional football championship game up to that time. The next year, 1963 he was selected to the AFL All-Star game.

Wood also played several years in the Canadian Football League. He began his pro career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where he was selected an All-Star in 1959. Finally, he finished his career with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1965.

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