Donnell Woolford

No. 21

Cornerback

Personal information

Date of birth: January 6, 1966

Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland

Career information

College: Clemson

NFL Draft: 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11

Debuted in 1989

Last played in 1997

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Pro Bowl (1993)
All-Pro (1994)
Consensus All-American (1988

Career NFL statistics

INT	36
INT yards	303
Touchdowns	1
Stats at NFL.com

Donnell Woolford (born January 6, 1966) is a former professional American football cornerback who was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft. Woolford played in 10 NFL seasons for the Bears from 1989 to 1997, the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1997 to 1998 and Carolina Panthers from 1998-1999. He was a Pro Bowl selection in 1993. Woolford was surpassed by Charles Tillman for the most interceptions by a Bears cornerback, although Donnell achieved the goal 18 games faster than Tillman. ^[1] ^[2]

Woolford was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

References

^ Mayer, Larry. "Tillman repeats stellar performance".
^ "Player Bio". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

Chicago Bears 1989 NFL Draft selections

Donnell Woolford Trace Armstrong John Roper Dave Zawatson Jerry Fontenot Markus Paul Mark Green

Draft Years

1989 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Troy Aikman Tony Mandarich Barry Sanders Derrick Thomas Deion Sanders Broderick Thomas Tim Worley Burt Grossman Sammie Smith Eric Hill Donnell Woolford Trace Armstrong Eric Metcalf Jeff Lageman Andy Heck Hart Lee Dykes Joe Wolf Brian Williams Wayne Martin Steve Atwater Bill Hawkins Andre Rison David Williams Tom Ricketts Louis Oliver Cleveland Gary Shawn Collins Keith DeLong

Draft years

1988 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Steve Walsh & Troy Aikman RB Barry Sanders RB Anthony Thompson RB Tim Worley WR Jason Phillips WR Hart Lee Dykes TE Marv Cook OL Tony Mandarich OL Anthony Phillips OL Mike Utley OL Mark Stepnoski C Jake Young C John Vitale

Defense	DL Mark Messner DL Tracy Rocker DL Wayne Martin DL Frank Stams DL Bill Hawkins LB Derrick Thomas LB Broderick Thomas LB Mike Stonebreaker DB Deion Sanders DB Donnell Woolford DB Louis Oliver DB Darryl Henley

Special teams	PK Kendall Trainor P Keith English

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