| Willie Burden | |
|---|---|
| Place of birth: |  Raleigh, North Carolina, USA |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Running back |
| College: | North Carolina State University |
| NFL Draft: | 1974 / Round: 6 / Pick 139 (By the Detroit Lions) |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1974-1981 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| CFL All-Star: | 1975 |
| Awards: | 1975 CFL MOP |
| Canadian Football Hall of Fame | |
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Burden, a running back, was made a member of the Calgary Stampeder's Wall of Fame in 1992, and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2001. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. See also List of attractions in Hamilton Ontario The Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a Not-for-profit corporation located In 2006, Burden was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading [1]
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College career
Following an outstanding high school football career at Raleigh's Enloe High School, Burden attended North Carolina State University, where he played from 1971 to 1973 on scholarship. High school football is one of most popular interscholastic sports at High schools in the United States and the second most popular in Canada. Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA The William G Enloe GT/IB Center for Humanities Sciences and Arts (Enloe High School is a Wake County Public School System public magnet North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, Coeducational extensive Research University located in Raleigh North Carolina He rushed for 2,529 yards, 7th best in Wolfpack history. The athletic teams of the North Carolina State University, known as the Wolfpack, compete in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports He was the 1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Player of the Year. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics. A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Following graduation, Burden was drafted twice in 1974, by the NFL's Detroit Lions in the 6th round (139th overall) and by the World Football League's Portland Storm, in the 17th round (198 overall. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. The World Football League was an American football league that played in 1974 and part of 1975. The Portland Storm were an American football team based out of Portland Oregon, playing in the World Football League. ) Regardless, Canada would be his eventual professional football destination. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Professional football career
The Calgary Stampeders would be Burden's home for eight seasons, between 1974 and 1981. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. He thrilled fans in his first season, rushing for 541 yards on 94 carries, but it was in his second season that he broke team and league records. He set a new CFL single season rushing record, running 332 times for 1896 yards. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in His best day was November 2 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, when he tied Lovell Coleman's team record of 238 yards in a game. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian Football League team based in Winnipeg Manitoba. Lovell Coleman was an award winning running back in the Canadian Football League. Burden was rewarded with the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award and All Canadian All Star honours in 1975. The Most Outstanding Player Award is annually rewarded to the best player in the Canadian Football League. The 1975 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 22nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 18th Canadian Football Burden was also named an All West All Star in 1977. The West Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. The 1977 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 24th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 20th Canadian Football
Upon his retirement, Burden had rushed for 6,234 yards, fourth best in Stampeders history after Kelvin Anderson, Earl Lunsford and Coleman. Kelvin Anderson (born 1972 is a retired professional Gridiron football player Earl Lunsford ( October 19, 1933 – September 3, 2008) known as the "Earthquake" was a fullback for the Calgary Stampeders
He has since received many honours. His jersey number #10 was retired by the Stamps in 1982. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. He was added to their Wall of Fame in 1992, and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2001. See also List of attractions in Hamilton Ontario The Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a Not-for-profit corporation located Though small in size, at 5 foot 10 inches and a bruising 218 pounds, he is remembered fondly in Canada.
Post-football career
Burden's post pro football life has been equally successful. He received his master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University while working as an assistant football coach and instructor in the Department of Physical Education and Recreation. Sport management is a field of Education and Vocation concerning the Business aspect of Sport. Ohio University is a public university located in Athens Ohio that is situated on a 1800 acre (7 From 1984 to 1988 he served as Assistant Athletics Director at Tennessee Technological University while working on his doctorate in education at Tennessee State University (Ed. Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited Public university located in Cookeville Tennessee, US The Doctor of Education degree ( EdD or DEd) is a discipline-based doctorate that prepares the student for academic administrative clinical or research positions Tennessee State University (TSU is a comprehensive urban coeducational Land-grant university founded in 1912 D) which he received in 1990. In 1988, Burden returned to Ohio University to serve as Assistant Athletic Director. Ohio University is a public university located in Athens Ohio that is situated on a 1800 acre (7 In 1990, he became the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Instructor of Health and Physical Education for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University ( NC A&T) is a HBCU historically black college/university and is a constituent institution of the University
Presently he is an Associate Professor in Sports Management at Georgia Southern University. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Sport management is a field of Education and Vocation concerning the Business aspect of Sport. Georgia Southern University (GSU is a public co-educational Regional Research University located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA His research has been published in several academic journals.
In 2005 Burden received another special honour, being inducted into Hall of Fame for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America of Raleigh, North Carolina, for his lifetime of good works. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (or BGCA) is a national organization whose mission is to “enable all young people especially those who need us most to reach their full potential Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA
Burden currently resides in Statesboro, Georgia, with his wife, Velma, and children Willie, Jr. Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the County seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. and Freddie. He also has a grown daughter, Courtney.
References
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