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Willie Pless

Pless, Willie
Height: 5-10 Weight: 215
Born: February 21, 1964 Anniston, AL
High School: Anniston (AL)

Year	College	Status
1982	Kansas	Lettered
1983	Kansas	Lettered
1984	Kansas	Lettered
1985	Kansas	Lettered

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1986 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1986 TOR CFL	32	OLB	12
1987 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1987 TOR CFL	32	LB	16
1988 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1988 TOR CFL	32	OLB	18
1989 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1989 TOR CFL	32	LB	5
1990 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1990 BC CFL	32	OLB	18
1991 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1991 EDM CFL	39	ILB	18
1992 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1992 EDM CFL	39	ILB	18
1993 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1993 EDM CFL	39	ILB	16
1994 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1994 EDM CFL	39	OLB	18
1995 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1995 EDM CFL	39	OLB	18
1996 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1996 EDM CFL	39	LB	18
1997 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1997 EDM CFL	39	LB	18
1998 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1998 EDM CFL	39	LB	18
1999 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1999 SAS CFL	39	LB	18
14 Years (CFL)14 Years CFL			229

Transaction	Date	Team
Signed	5/6/1986	1986 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1986 TOR CFL
Free Agent	3/1/1989	1988 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1988 TOR CFL
Signed	4/12/1989	1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1989 SF NFL
Released	4/18/1989	1989 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1989 SF NFL
Assigned on Waivers	5/3/1989	1989 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1989 NO NFL
Signed		1989 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1989 TOR CFL
Traded		1990 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1990 BC CFL
Free Agent	2/16/1999	1998 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1998 EDM CFL
Signed	3/17/1999	1999 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1999 SAS CFL
Released	3/1/2000	1999 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1999 SAS CFL

AWARDS
1986 Official All-CFL
1988 Official All-CFL
1990 Official All-CFL
1991 Official All-CFL
1992 Official CFL Most Oustanding Defensive Player of the Year
1992 Official All-CFL
1993 Official All-CFL
1994 Official CFL Most Oustanding Defensive Player of the Year
1994 Official All-CFL
1995 Official CFL Most Oustanding Defensive Player of the Year
1995 Official All-CFL
1996 Official CFL Most Oustanding Defensive Player of the Year
1996 Official All-CFL
1997 Official CFL Most Oustanding Defensive Player of the Year
1997 Official All-CFL
1998 Official All-CFL
2005 CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1992 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1992 EDM CFL	1	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	6
1993 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1993 EDM CFL	1	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	6
1995 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1995 EDM CFL	1	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		0	0	6
1996 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1996 EDM CFL	4	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		0	0	24
1997 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1997 EDM CFL	2	0	0		0		0	0	0		0	0	12
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	9	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	54

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1995 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1995 EDM CFL	8	18	2.3	4	0		0	0
1996 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1996 EDM CFL	10	6	0.6	1	4		0	0	0
1997 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1997 EDM CFL	4	2	0.5	1t	1		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1995 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1995 EDM CFL		3		69	23.0	62	1
1997 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1997 EDM CFL		1		12	12.0	12t	1		0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		4		81	20.3	62	2		0	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1986 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1986 TOR CFL	3	8	2.7	8	0
1987 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1987 TOR CFL	5	22	4.4	17	0
1988 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1988 TOR CFL	2	22	11.0	11	0
1990 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1990 BC CFL	5	83	16.6	51	0
1991 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1991 EDM CFL	6	66	11.0	28	0
1992 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1992 EDM CFL	5	59	11.8	40	1
1993 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1993 EDM CFL	1	26	26.0	26	0
1994 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1994 EDM CFL	4	28	7.0	25	0
1995 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1995 EDM CFL	1	7	7.0	7	0
1996 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1996 EDM CFL	1	1	1.0	1	0
1997 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1997 EDM CFL	3	55	18.3	28	0
1999 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1999 SAS CFL	3	39	13.0	19	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	39	416	10.7	51	1

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1994 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1994 EDM CFL	1	-	13	13.0	13	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	1		13	13.0	13	0	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1992 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1992 EDM CFL	1	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	1		0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

SACKS	NO	YDS
1986 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1986 TOR CFL	3.0
1987 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1987 TOR CFL	7.0
1988 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1988 TOR CFL	6.0
1990 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1990 BC CFL	4.0
1991 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1991 EDM CFL	8.0
1992 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1992 EDM CFL	8.0	38.0
1993 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1993 EDM CFL	9.0	43.0
1994 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1994 EDM CFL	5.0	35.0
1995 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1995 EDM CFL	4.0	22.0
1996 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1996 EDM CFL	8.0	49.0
1997 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1997 EDM CFL	7.0	20.0
1998 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1998 EDM CFL	8.0	53.0
1999 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1999 SAS CFL	7.0	54.0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	84.0	314.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1986 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1986 TOR CFL	0	0	0	3	3	5	0
1987 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1987 TOR CFL	0	0	0	3	3	0	0
1988 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1988 TOR CFL	0	0	0	3	3	20	0
1990 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1990 BC CFL	0	0	1	4	5	0	0
1991 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1991 EDM CFL	0	0	0	2	2	13	0
1992 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1992 EDM CFL	0	0	0	8	8	20	0
1993 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1993 EDM CFL	0	0	0	3	3	2	1
1994 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1994 EDM CFL	0	0		6	6	4	0
1995 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1995 EDM CFL	1	0		5	5	60	0
1996 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1996 EDM CFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1997 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1997 EDM CFL	1	1	1	1	2	3	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	2	1	2	39	41	127	1

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
1987 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1987 TOR CFL	93			-
1988 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1988 TOR CFL	96			-
1989 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1989 TOR CFL	30			-
1990 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1990 BC CFL	107			-
1991 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1991 EDM CFL	104	84	20	-		5
1992 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1992 EDM CFL	121	110	11	-		5
1993 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1993 EDM CFL	80	77	3	-		4
1994 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1994 EDM CFL	114	113	1	-		7		2
1995 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1995 EDM CFL	101	100	1	-		6		1
1996 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1996 EDM CFL	96	96	0	-		5		5
1997 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1997 EDM CFL	116	116	0	-		5	3	1
1998 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1998 EDM CFL	117	117	0	-		4		0
1999 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1999 SAS CFL	102	102	0	-		2	0	1
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	1277	915	36			43	3	10

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