WILLIS CRENSHAWCrenshaw, Willis ClarenceHeight: 6-2 Weight: 228 Born: July 16, 1941 St. Louis, MO High School: Soldan (St. Louis, MO) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Kansas State | Freshmen Team |
| 1960 | Kansas State | Lettered |
| 1961 | Kansas State | Ineligible |
| 1962 | Kansas State | Lettered |
| 1963 | Kansas State | Lettered |
| Draft: 26th round (204th overall) 1963 Buffalo Bills; 9th round (114th overall) 1963 St. Louis Cardinals |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 33 | FB-HB | 14 | 5 |
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 12 |
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 8 |
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1967 STL NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1968 STL NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 33 | RB | 14 | 6 |
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 31 | RB | 12 | 2 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 96 | 47 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/1/1962 | 1963 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1963 BUF AFL |
| Draft | 12/3/1962 | 1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1963 STL NFL |
| Signed (Future) | 12/1/1963 | 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL |
| Traded | 5/1/1970 | 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL |
| Traded | 7/17/1971 | 1971 New England Patriots (NFL)1971 NE NFL |
| Released | 9/13/1971 | 1971 New England Patriots (NFL)1971 NE NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1968 STL NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 108 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 60 | 297 | 5.0 | 49 | 1 | ||||
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 127 | 437 | 3.4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL | 94 | 360 | 3.8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1967 STL NFL | 44 | 149 | 3.4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1968 STL NFL | 203 | 813 | 4.0 | 66t | 6 | ||||
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 55 | 172 | 3.1 | 26t | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 69 | 200 | 2.9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 652 | 2428 | 3.7 | 66t | 15 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 23 | 232 | 10.1 | 78t | 1 | ||||||
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1967 STL NFL | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1968 STL NFL | 23 | 232 | 10.1 | 42 | 1 | ||||||
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 18 | 105 | 5.8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 104 | 797 | 7.7 | 78t | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 13 | 340 | 26.2 | 44 | 0 | ||||
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1967 STL NFL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1968 STL NFL | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 515 | 19.1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1964 STL NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1965 STL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1966 STL NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1967 STL NFL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1968 STL NFL | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1969 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Denver Broncos (NFL)1970 DEN NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
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