Jerrel Wilson

  • Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor ( 1988)
  • NFL 1970s All- Decade Team
  • AFL All- Time Team
  • Super Bowl winner IV
  • 2x AFL / AFC Champion (1966, 1969)
  • 7x All-Pro selection (1966, 1968, 1971-1975 ) 1 2 team
  • 3x Pro Bowl selection ( 1970-1972 )

Jerrel Douglas Wilson ( born October 4, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, † April 9, 2005, ibid ) Nickname: Thunder Foot or The Duck was an US- American football player. He played as a punter in the American Football League ( AFL) and the National Football League ( NFL) with the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots.

Playing career

Jerrel Wilson studied at the University of Southern Mississippi, for their football team, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, he ran aground, as a punter. Wilson was drafted in 1963 by both the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, as well as the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL. He joined the Chiefs, coached by Hank Stram. Even in his rookie year he made the league attracted attention, as he put up 72 yards a punt space thanks to the Jahresbestleistung. In 1966, Wilson then won with his team the first big success. The Chiefs won after a main round with eleven wins from 14 games, the AFL championship game with 31:7 against the Buffalo Bills. Wilson came into the game six times to use, achieving a space gain of 254 yards. With the win, Wilson was able to move against managed by Vince Lombardi Green Bay Packers in the AFL- NFL Championship Game. The Chiefs had to be in the game, which was later renamed Super Bowl I, beaten with 35:10. Wilson came to seven missions and scored with his punts an area gain of 317 yards.

In 1969, Wilson was able to win then his only Super Bowl title. The Chiefs had in the main round again won eleven out of 14 games. After a 13:6 victory in the play -offs against the reigning Super Bowl winner New York Jets, the Oakland Raiders were defeated with 17:7 in the AFL Finals. Jerrel Wilson had succeeded with eight punts and an extra space of 343 yards keep the team the Raiders from their own home zone. Opponent in Super Bowl IV was the Minnesota Vikings, the subject with 23:7 of the team from Kansas City.

Wilson scored numerous Jahresbestleistungen during his career. In the years 1964 and 1973, he scored with 3326 and 3642 yards the biggest profit space of a year. Five times was his average realized profit per room Punt League peak. Jerrel Wilson in 1978 moved to the New England Patriots and finished his career after this year.

After the career

Jerrel Wilson lived after his playing career in Texas. He died of cancer.

Honors

Wilson played three times in the Pro Bowl, the final game of the best players of the season. He was seven times elected to the All- Pro. He is a member of the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor, 1970s NFL All- Decade Team in the and in the AFL All- Time Team

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