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{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}
{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}
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| height_in = 2
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 231
| weight_lbs = 231
| death_date =
| death_date =
| draftyear = 1988
| draftyear = 1988
| draftround = 2
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 31
| draftpick = 31
| high_school = [[Edison High School (Fresno, California)|Edison]] (Fresno, California)
| high_school = [[Edison High School (Fresno, California)|Edison]] (Fresno)
| college = [[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV]]
| college = [[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV]]
| teams =
| teams =
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ([[1988 NFL season|1988]]–[[1991 NFL season|1991]])
* [[Cincinnati Bengals]] ([[1988 NFL season|1988]]–[[1991 NFL season|1991]])
| highlights =
| highlights =
* Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1988 All-Pro Team|1988]])
* Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1988 All-Pro Team|1988]])
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1988|1988]])
* [[PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA NFL All-Rookie Team#1988|1988]])
* [[Cincinnati Bengals#40th Anniversary Team|Cincinnati Bengals 40th Anniversary Team]]
* [[Big West Conference|PCAA]] Co-Offensive MVP (1987)
* [[Big West Conference|PCAA]] Co-Offensive MVP (1987)
* First-team All-[[Big West Conference|PCAA]] (1987)
* First-team All-PCAA (1987)
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 1,525
| statvalue1 = 1,525
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| statlabel3 = [[Touchdown]]s
| statlabel3 = [[Touchdown]]s
| statvalue3 = 27
| statvalue3 = 27
| nflnew = ickey-woods
| pfr = WoodIc00
| pfr = WoodIc00
}}
}}
'''Elbert L. "Ickey" Woods''' (born February 28, 1966) is a former [[American football]] [[running back]] who played for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1988 through 1991. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]. He is best remembered for his "[[Ickey Shuffle]]" end zone dance, performed each time he scored a [[touchdown]]. After a [[rookie]] season in which he set numerous rookie franchise records, a series of injuries shortened his NFL career and he retired after four years.
'''Elbert L. "Ickey" Woods''' (born February 28, 1966) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[running back]] for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1988 through 1991. He played [[college football]] for the [[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV Rebels]]. He is best remembered for his "[[Ickey Shuffle]]" end zone dance, performed each time he scored a [[touchdown]]. After a [[rookie]] season in which he set numerous rookie franchise records, a series of injuries shortened his NFL career and he retired after four years.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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| note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=26225 |title=Ickey Woods, Combine Results, FB - Nevada Las Vegas |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=March 22, 2022}}</ref>
| note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=26225 |title=Ickey Woods, Combine Results, FB - Nevada Las Vegas |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=March 22, 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}
===Cincinnati Bengals===
The [[Cincinnati Bengals]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) in the second round, drafted Woods with the 31st overall selection, of the [[1988 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1988 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WoodIc00.htm|title = Ickey Woods Stats| website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref> He was a breakout star as a rookie, setting franchise rookie records for rushing with 1,066 yards (since broken by [[Corey Dillon]]), 15 touchdowns, and an NFL-leading 5.3 yards per carry,<ref>Teammate [[James Brooks (American football)|James Brooks]] was second with 5.1 yards per carry.</ref> along with 228 yards and three touchdowns in the playoffs as the Bengals advanced to [[Super Bowl XXIII]]. His team lost the game 20-16 to the [[San Francisco 49ers]], but he finished as the game's leading rusher with 79 yards.


===1989===
The [[Cincinnati Bengals]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) in the second round, drafted Woods with the 31st overall selection, of the [[1988 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WoodIc00.htm|title = Ickey Woods Stats| website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref> He was a breakout star as a rookie, setting franchise rookie records for rushing with 1,066 yards (since broken by [[Corey Dillon]]), 15 touchdowns, and an NFL-leading 5.3 yards per carry,<ref>Teammate [[James Brooks (American football)|James Brooks]] was second with 5.1 yards per carry.</ref> along with 228 yards and three touchdowns in the playoffs as the Bengals advanced to [[Super Bowl XXIII]]. His team lost the game 20-16 to the [[San Francisco 49ers]], but he finished as the game's leading rusher with 79 yards.

In 1989, Woods tore his left [[anterior cruciate ligament]] (ACL) in the second game of the season, a 41-10 victory over the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. He missed 13 months. By the time he returned, his starting role was filled by [[Harold Green (football)|Harold Green]].
In 1989, Woods tore his left [[anterior cruciate ligament]] (ACL) in the second game of the season, a 41-10 victory over the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. He missed 13 months. By the time he returned, his starting role was filled by [[Harold Green (football)|Harold Green]].


===1990===
In 1990, Woods would have 6 rushing touchdowns in the regular season.

===1991===
In 1991, Woods injured his right knee in the preseason. He returned at midseason but he ran for just 97 yards on 36 carries. He was out of football by age 26. His career statistics include 332 carries for 1,525 yards and 27 touchdowns, along with 47 receptions for 397 yards. Woods was later named #7 on [[NFL Top 10]]'s ''Top Ten One-Shot Wonders''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/09000d5d808a9ea1/article/top-10-oneshot-wonders-in-nfl-history|title=Top 10 one-shot wonders in NFL history|work=[[National Football League]]|date=June 18, 2008|access-date=2013-01-03}}</ref>
In 1991, Woods injured his right knee in the preseason. He returned at midseason but he ran for just 97 yards on 36 carries. He was out of football by age 26. His career statistics include 332 carries for 1,525 yards and 27 touchdowns, along with 47 receptions for 397 yards. Woods was later named #7 on [[NFL Top 10]]'s ''Top Ten One-Shot Wonders''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/09000d5d808a9ea1/article/top-10-oneshot-wonders-in-nfl-history|title=Top 10 one-shot wonders in NFL history|work=[[National Football League]]|date=June 18, 2008|access-date=2013-01-03}}</ref>


==NFL career statistics==
{{As of|2017}}'s NFL off-season, Ickey Woods held at least 30 Bengals franchise records, including:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="6"| Receiving
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Tgt !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Fum !! Lost
|-
! [[1988 NFL season|1988]] !! [[1988 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
|| 16 || 10
|| 203 || 1,066|| '''5.3''' || 56 || 15
|?
|| 21 || 199 || 6.9 || 25 || 0
|| ? || ?
|-
! [[1989 NFL season|1989]] !! [[1989 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
|| 2 || 2
|| 29 || 94 || 3.2 || 12 || 2
|?
|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|| ? || ?
|-
! [[1990 NFL season|1990]] !! [[1990 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
|| 10 || 6
|| 64|| 268 || 4.2 || 32 || 6
|?
|| 20 || 162 || 8.2 || 22 || 0
|| ? || ?
|-
! [[1991 NFL season|1991]] !! [[1991 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 9 || 2
| 36 || 97|| 2.7 || 12 || 4
|?
| 6 || 36 || 4.0 || 16 || 0
| ? || ?
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MixoJo00.htm Career] !! 103 !! 94 !! 322 !! 1,525 !! 4.6 !! 56 !! 27 !! ? !! 47 !! 397 !! 8.4 !! 25 !! 0 !! ? !! ?
|}

===Postseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="6"| Receiving
! colspan="8"| Passing
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Tgt !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Fum !! Lost
|-
! [[1988 NFL season|1988]] !! [[1988 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
| 3 || 3
| 72 || 307 || 4.3 || 30 || 3
|?
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| ? || ?
|-
! [[1989-1990 NFL playoffs|1990]] !! [[1990 Cincinnati Bengals season|CIN]]
|2
|1
|17
|84
|4.9
|18
|1
|?
|3
|18
|6.0
|9
|0
|0
|0
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|0
|0.0
|?
|?
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WoodIc00.htm] !! 5 !! 4 !! 84 !! 391 !! 4.4 !! 18 !! 4 !! ? !! 3!! 18 !! 6.0 !! 9 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! ? !! ?
|}

===Bengals franchise records===
{{As of|2017}}'s NFL offseason, Ickey Woods held at least 30 Bengals franchise records, including:
* Rush Attempts: playoffs (89), playoff season (72 in 1988), playoff game (29 on 1989-01-08 BUF)
* Rush Attempts: playoffs (89), playoff season (72 in 1988), playoff game (29 on 1989-01-08 BUF)
* Rush Yards: playoffs (391), playoff season (307 in 1988)
* Rush Yards: playoffs (391), playoff season (307 in 1988)
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
[[File:US Navy 020203-N-3653A-001 Ickey Woods and Redskin Cheerleaders.jpg|thumb|right|Woods at [[Super Bowl XXXVI]] pre-game show aboard [[USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73)]].]]
[[File:US Navy 020203-N-3653A-001 Ickey Woods and Redskin Cheerleaders.jpg|thumb|right|Woods at [[Super Bowl XXXVI]] pre-game show aboard [[USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73)]].]]
Woods is the longtime owner/coach of the [[Cincinnati Sizzle]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cincinnatisizzle.com/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050409013830/https://www.cincinnatisizzle.com/main.htm| archive-date = 2005-04-09| title = Home Page}}</ref> of the full-contact [[Women's Football Alliance]]; one of the players was his ex-wife, Chandra Baldwin-Woods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?/topic/59673-ickey-woods-sons-death-brought-life-to-others/|title = Ickey Woods son's death brought life to others}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cincyjungle.com/2011/5/12/2167993/bengals-legends-cincinnati-releases-ickey-woods|title = Bengals Legends: Cincinnati Releases Ickey Woods|date = May 12, 2011}}</ref> He runs the Ickey Woods Youth Foundation as well as the Jovante Woods Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cincyjungle.com/2011/5/12/2167993/bengals-legends-cincinnati-releases-ickey-woods|title = Bengals Legends: Cincinnati Releases Ickey Woods|date = May 12, 2011}}</ref> named for their son who died at age 16. Jovante was an honor student and a member of the [[Princeton High School (Sharonville, Ohio)|Princeton High School]] football team who suffered a fatal asthma attack at home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/5465342|title = Ickey Woods' 16-year-old son dies| work=ESPN |format=Associated Press|date=2010-08-15 }}</ref> The foundation provides funding and education for asthma research and organ donor education.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.jovantewoodsfoundation.org/| title = Home}}</ref>
Woods is the longtime owner/coach of the [[Cincinnati Sizzle]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cincinnatisizzle.com/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050409013830/https://www.cincinnatisizzle.com/main.htm| archive-date = 2005-04-09| title = Home Page}}</ref> of the full-contact [[Women's Football Alliance]]; one of the players was his ex-wife, Chandra Baldwin-Woods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?/topic/59673-ickey-woods-sons-death-brought-life-to-others/|title = Ickey Woods son's death brought life to others}}</ref><ref name="cincyjungle.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cincyjungle.com/2011/5/12/2167993/bengals-legends-cincinnati-releases-ickey-woods|title = Bengals Legends: Cincinnati Releases Ickey Woods|date = May 12, 2011}}</ref> He runs the Ickey Woods Youth Foundation as well as the Jovante Woods Foundation,<ref name="cincyjungle.com"/> named for their son who died at age 16. Jovante was an honor student and a member of the [[Princeton High School (Sharonville, Ohio)|Princeton High School]] football team who suffered a fatal asthma attack at home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/5465342|title = Ickey Woods' 16-year-old son dies| work=ESPN |format=Associated Press|date=2010-08-15 }}</ref> The foundation provides funding and education for asthma research and organ donor education.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.jovantewoodsfoundation.org/| title = Home}}</ref>


Woods has six children. Since retiring from the NFL, he has been a sales representative for a meat company, sold security systems, and has owned a flooring store in Cincinnati.<ref name="SI_2016">{{cite news |author1=Kahler, Kalyn |title=Ickey Woods Is Still Shuffling |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/01/29/ickey-woods-nfl-cincinnati-bengals-ickey-shuffle-super-bowl |work=Sports Illustrated |date=January 29, 2016 |format=Interview}}</ref> In 2006, he was an assistant coach for the [[Cincinnati Marshals]] of the [[National Indoor Football League]].
Woods has six children. Since retiring from the NFL, he has been a sales representative for a meat company, sold security systems, and has owned a flooring store in Cincinnati.<ref name="SI_2016">{{cite news |author1=Kahler, Kalyn |title=Ickey Woods Is Still Shuffling |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/01/29/ickey-woods-nfl-cincinnati-bengals-ickey-shuffle-super-bowl |work=Sports Illustrated |date=January 29, 2016 |format=Interview}}</ref> In 2006, he was an assistant coach for the [[Cincinnati Marshals]] of the [[National Indoor Football League]].


Ickey Woods appeared in [[Bootsy Collins]]' video "Who-Dey Invasion."<ref>{{cite AV media |date=September 11, 2007 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd7vLLWSXvo |title=Who-Dey Invasion |publisher=buckass26 |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> He appeared in a [[Cincinnati Bell]] commercial, doing the "Ickey Shuffle" with the company's president<ref name="SI_2016"/> and was in a national [[Oldsmobile]] commercial doing the "Ickey Shuffle" with his mother.<ref>{{cite web| url = http:https://www.deseretnews.com/article/31623/ICKEY-ALWAYS-DID-IT-HIS-WAY-AND-STILL-DOES.html?pg=all| title = ICKEY ALWAYS DID IT HIS WAY, AND STILL DOES - Deseret News| website = [[Deseret News]]}}</ref> In 2014, he was featured in a national [[GEICO]] Insurance commercial in which he reprised his "Ickey Shuffle" while gleefully buying cold cuts at a deli counter.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-ickey-woods-geico-20140905-story.html| title = Watch Ickey Woods bring back the Ickey Shuffle in Geico ad - Los Angeles Times| website = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date = September 5, 2014}}</ref> On May 1, 2015, Woods announced at the [[Auditorium Theatre]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]] that the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] had selected [[offensive tackle]] [[Jake Fisher]] of the [[University of Oregon]] as the 21st pick in the second round (53rd overall) of the [[2015 NFL Draft]]. After replicating his signature move, the "Ickey Shuffle" and making the pick announcement, Woods said, "gonna get me some cold cuts," a line from the aforementioned [[GEICO]] television commercial.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=May 1, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npIKmqu4crk |title=Ickey Woods does 'Ickey Shuffle' before annoucing &#91;sic&#93; Bengals 2nd round pick: 2015 NFL Draft |publisher=[[NFL]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=January 21, 2022 }}</ref> He also appeared in a couple of commercials before [[Super Bowl XLIX]]. The dance move is occasionally duplicated by other NFL players.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://larrybrownsports.com/football/jeremy-hill-ickey-shuffle-touchdown-video/244047| title = Jeremy Hill does Ickey Shuffle after touchdown (Video)|website=Larry Brown Sports | date=October 12, 2014}}</ref>
Ickey Woods appeared in [[Bootsy Collins]]' video "Who-Dey Invasion."<ref>{{cite AV media |date=September 11, 2007 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd7vLLWSXvo |title=Who-Dey Invasion |publisher=buckass26 |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> He appeared in a [[Cincinnati Bell]] commercial, doing the "Ickey Shuffle" with the company's president<ref name="SI_2016"/> and was in a national [[Oldsmobile]] commercial doing the "Ickey Shuffle" with his mother.<ref>{{cite web| url = https:https://www.deseret.com/1989/1/20/18792326/ickey-always-did-it-his-way-and-still-does/| title = ICKEY ALWAYS DID IT HIS WAY, AND STILL DOES - Deseret News| website = [[Deseret News]]}}</ref> In 2014, he was featured in a national [[GEICO]] Insurance commercial in which he reprised his "Ickey Shuffle" while gleefully buying cold cuts at a deli counter.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-ickey-woods-geico-20140905-story.html| title = Watch Ickey Woods bring back the Ickey Shuffle in Geico ad - Los Angeles Times| website = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date = September 5, 2014}}</ref> On May 1, 2015, Woods announced at the [[Auditorium Theatre]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]] that the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] had selected [[offensive tackle]] [[Jake Fisher]] of the [[University of Oregon]] as the 21st pick in the second round (53rd overall) of the [[2015 NFL draft]]. After replicating his signature move, the "Ickey Shuffle" and making the pick announcement, Woods said, "gonna get me some cold cuts," a line from the aforementioned [[GEICO]] television commercial.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=May 1, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npIKmqu4crk |title=Ickey Woods does 'Ickey Shuffle' before {{as written|annou|cing [sic]}} Bengals 2nd round pick: 2015 NFL Draft |publisher=[[NFL]] |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=January 21, 2022 }}</ref> He also appeared in a couple of commercials before [[Super Bowl XLIX]]. The dance move is occasionally duplicated by other NFL players.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://larrybrownsports.com/football/jeremy-hill-ickey-shuffle-touchdown-video/244047| title = Jeremy Hill does Ickey Shuffle after touchdown (Video)|website=Larry Brown Sports | date=October 12, 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WoodIc00.htm Career Stats]
*[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WoodIc00.htm Career Stats]
*[https://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/1997/weekly/catchingup/1215/ Catching Up With... Bengals running back Ickey Woods (1997)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20021027221311/https://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/1997/weekly/catchingup/1215/ Catching Up With... Bengals running back Ickey Woods (1997)]
*[https://www.nflplayers.com/news/news_release.aspx?id=6109 Ickey Woods - Realizing His True Calling (2006)]
*[https://www.nflplayers.com/news/news_release.aspx?id=6109 Ickey Woods - Realizing His True Calling (2006)]


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Ickey Woods
refer to caption
Woods in 2002
No. 31, 30
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1966-02-28) February 28, 1966 (age 58)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Edison (Fresno)
College:UNLV
NFL draft:1988 / round: 2 / pick: 31
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,525
Average:4.6
Touchdowns:27
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Elbert L. "Ickey" Woods (born February 28, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 through 1991. He played college football for the UNLV Rebels. He is best remembered for his "Ickey Shuffle" end zone dance, performed each time he scored a touchdown. After a rookie season in which he set numerous rookie franchise records, a series of injuries shortened his NFL career and he retired after four years.

Early life

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Elbert Woods was given the nickname "Ickey" based on his little brother's pronunciation of his given first name, which sounded like "E-E." He attended Edison High School in Fresno, California, where he played sports. He received one college football scholarship, from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he was a four-year letterwinner for the UNLV Rebels. As a freshman in 1984, the Rebels, led by future NFL star quarterback Randall Cunningham, went 11-2 and won the California Bowl 30-13 against the Toledo Rockets, a game in which Woods rushed nine times for 53 yards and one touchdown.[1]

In his senior year of 1987, he broke out and led the nation in rushing with 1,658 yards, with 6.4 yards per attempt. That total remains the second-most in UNLV history, and he still holds the school record in single-game rushing attempts with 37 in two different games. In one of those games, he ran for a personal-best 265 yards against the University of the Pacific. He rushed for more than 100 yards in nine games, and more than 200 yards three times, in 1987, and was named first-team All Big West.[2] He was inducted into the UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.[3]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄4 in
(1.84 m) 		231 lb
(105 kg) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 4.54 s 1.65 s 2.63 s 4.38 s 31.5 in
(0.80 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 14 reps
All values from NFL Combine[4]

Cincinnati Bengals

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The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) in the second round, drafted Woods with the 31st overall selection, of the 1988 NFL draft.[5][6] He was a breakout star as a rookie, setting franchise rookie records for rushing with 1,066 yards (since broken by Corey Dillon), 15 touchdowns, and an NFL-leading 5.3 yards per carry,[7] along with 228 yards and three touchdowns in the playoffs as the Bengals advanced to Super Bowl XXIII. His team lost the game 20-16 to the San Francisco 49ers, but he finished as the game's leading rusher with 79 yards.

1989

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In 1989, Woods tore his left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the second game of the season, a 41-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He missed 13 months. By the time he returned, his starting role was filled by Harold Green.

1990

[edit]

In 1990, Woods would have 6 rushing touchdowns in the regular season.

1991

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In 1991, Woods injured his right knee in the preseason. He returned at midseason but he ran for just 97 yards on 36 carries. He was out of football by age 26. His career statistics include 332 carries for 1,525 yards and 27 touchdowns, along with 47 receptions for 397 yards. Woods was later named #7 on NFL Top 10's Top Ten One-Shot Wonders.[8]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
1988 CIN 16 10 203 1,066 5.3 56 15 ? 21 199 6.9 25 0 ? ?
1989 CIN 2 2 29 94 3.2 12 2 ? 0 0 0 0 0 ? ?
1990 CIN 10 6 64 268 4.2 32 6 ? 20 162 8.2 22 0 ? ?
1991 CIN 9 2 36 97 2.7 12 4 ? 6 36 4.0 16 0 ? ?
Career 103 94 322 1,525 4.6 56 27 ? 47 397 8.4 25 0 ? ?

Postseason

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Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Passing Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Fum Lost
1988 CIN 3 3 72 307 4.3 30 3 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? ?
1990 CIN 2 1 17 84 4.9 18 1 ? 3 18 6.0 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 ? ?
[1] 5 4 84 391 4.4 18 4 ? 3 18 6.0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? ?

Bengals franchise records

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As of 2017's NFL offseason, Ickey Woods held at least 30 Bengals franchise records, including:

  • Rush Attempts: playoffs (89), playoff season (72 in 1988), playoff game (29 on 1989-01-08 BUF)
  • Rush Yards: playoffs (391), playoff season (307 in 1988)
  • Rush Yds/Att: playoffs (4.39), rookie season (5.25 in 1988)
  • Rushing TDs: season/rookie season (15 in 1988), playoffs (4), playoff season (3 in 1988), playoff game (2 on 1989-01-08 BUF)
  • Rush Yds/Game: playoffs (78.2)
  • Total TDs: playoffs (4), playoff season (3 in 1988), playoff game (2 on 1989-01-08 BUF), rookie season (15 in 1988)
  • Yds from Scrimmage: playoffs (409), playoff season (307 in 1988)
  • All Purpose Yds: playoffs (409), playoff season (307 in 1988)
  • 100+ yard rushing games: season (7 in 1988, with Cedric Benson), playoffs (2), rookie season (7)
  • Games with 1+ TD scored: playoffs (3), rookie season (11)
  • Games with 2+ TD scored: season/rookie season (6 in 1988), playoff game (1; with Charles Alexander, Dan Ross, Stanley Wilson)
  • Games with 3+ TD scored: rookie season (1; with three others)

Personal life

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Woods at Super Bowl XXXVI pre-game show aboard USS George Washington (CVN-73).

Woods is the longtime owner/coach of the Cincinnati Sizzle[9] of the full-contact Women's Football Alliance; one of the players was his ex-wife, Chandra Baldwin-Woods.[10][11] He runs the Ickey Woods Youth Foundation as well as the Jovante Woods Foundation,[11] named for their son who died at age 16. Jovante was an honor student and a member of the Princeton High School football team who suffered a fatal asthma attack at home.[12] The foundation provides funding and education for asthma research and organ donor education.[13]

Woods has six children. Since retiring from the NFL, he has been a sales representative for a meat company, sold security systems, and has owned a flooring store in Cincinnati.[14] In 2006, he was an assistant coach for the Cincinnati Marshals of the National Indoor Football League.

Ickey Woods appeared in Bootsy Collins' video "Who-Dey Invasion."[15] He appeared in a Cincinnati Bell commercial, doing the "Ickey Shuffle" with the company's president[14] and was in a national Oldsmobile commercial doing the "Ickey Shuffle" with his mother.[16] In 2014, he was featured in a national GEICO Insurance commercial in which he reprised his "Ickey Shuffle" while gleefully buying cold cuts at a deli counter.[17] On May 1, 2015, Woods announced at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois that the Cincinnati Bengals had selected offensive tackle Jake Fisher of the University of Oregon as the 21st pick in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2015 NFL draft. After replicating his signature move, the "Ickey Shuffle" and making the pick announcement, Woods said, "gonna get me some cold cuts," a line from the aforementioned GEICO television commercial.[18] He also appeared in a couple of commercials before Super Bowl XLIX. The dance move is occasionally duplicated by other NFL players.[19]

References

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  1. ^ Brewer, Ray (December 15, 2013). "Led by Randall Cunningham, these Rebels were the first to reach a postseason bowl". Las Vegas Sun.
  2. ^ "Ickey Woods" (UNLV CFB Stats). Sports Reference LLC.
  3. ^ "1998 UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame inductees". Las Vegas Sun. October 1, 1998.
  4. ^ "Ickey Woods, Combine Results, FB - Nevada Las Vegas". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ickey Woods Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  7. ^ Teammate James Brooks was second with 5.1 yards per carry.
  8. ^ "Top 10 one-shot wonders in NFL history". National Football League. June 18, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  9. ^ "Home Page". Archived from the original on April 9, 2005.
  10. ^ "Ickey Woods son's death brought life to others".
  11. ^ a b "Bengals Legends: Cincinnati Releases Ickey Woods". May 12, 2011.
  12. ^ "Ickey Woods' 16-year-old son dies" (Associated Press). ESPN. August 15, 2010.
  13. ^ "Home".
  14. ^ a b Kahler, Kalyn (January 29, 2016). "Ickey Woods Is Still Shuffling" (Interview). Sports Illustrated.
  15. ^ Who-Dey Invasion. buckass26. September 11, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "ICKEY ALWAYS DID IT HIS WAY, AND STILL DOES - Deseret News". Deseret News.
  17. ^ "Watch Ickey Woods bring back the Ickey Shuffle in Geico ad - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. September 5, 2014.
  18. ^ Ickey Woods does 'Ickey Shuffle' before annoucing [sic] Bengals 2nd round pick: 2015 NFL Draft. NFL. May 1, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "Jeremy Hill does Ickey Shuffle after touchdown (Video)". Larry Brown Sports. October 12, 2014.
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