Player Detail

TOMMY WOODLEE
Halfback
1949 / 1955
Chattanooga, TN

Biography
A star at Richmond Academy, Woodlee caused a stir in recruiting circles when Georgia coach Wally Butts accused USC’s Rex Enright of recruiting improprieties after Woodlee chose the Gamecocks. He played in the GACA North-South All-Star Game after his senior year in 1948. An ankle injury kept him on the sidelines in 1949, but he he was one of the Gamecocks’ regular punters in 1950 while also being one of the leading track and field performers in the conference. A regular at safety in 1950, Woodlee saved a tie for USC against Marquette when he ran down Hilltopper running back Norman Rohter at the USC 8 after a 44-yard run. The Carolina defense was able to then hold Marquette without scoring. He missed the 1951 and 1952 seasons serving in the Coast Guard. Woodlee’s high point in football may have been a nine-yard touchdown run that put the finishing touches on Carolina’s 34-20 upset of Army in 1954, but that year also saw him set ACC records in track in the 100 yard dash (9.9 seconds) and the 220 yard dash (21.5 seconds). Woodlee received votes for the Anthony J. McKevlin ACC Athelete of the Year Award for the 1954-55 year. Woodlee was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 30th round of the 1955 NFL draft.

Biography

A star at Richmond Academy, Woodlee caused a stir in recruiting circles when Georgia coach Wally Butts accused USC’s Rex Enright of recruiting improprieties after Woodlee chose the Gamecocks. He played in the GACA North-South All-Star Game after his senior year in 1948. An ankle injury kept him on the sidelines in 1949, but he he was one of the Gamecocks’ regular punters in 1950 while also being one of the leading track and field performers in the conference. A regular at safety in 1950, Woodlee saved a tie for USC against Marquette when he ran down Hilltopper running back Norman Rohter at the USC 8 after a 44-yard run. The Carolina defense was able to then hold Marquette without scoring. He missed the 1951 and 1952 seasons serving in the Coast Guard. Woodlee’s high point in football may have been a nine-yard touchdown run that put the finishing touches on Carolina’s 34-20 upset of Army in 1954, but that year also saw him set ACC records in track in the 100 yard dash (9.9 seconds) and the 220 yard dash (21.5 seconds). Woodlee received votes for the Anthony J. McKevlin ACC Athelete of the Year Award for the 1954-55 year. Woodlee was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 30th round of the 1955 NFL draft.

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1949	Program vs Georgia Tech	34	HB	5-10	170	So	1	1
1950	Game Program vs. Georgia Tech	34	HB	5-10	172	Jr	2	0
1953	Game Program vs. Duke	21	HB				0	0
1954	1954 Program vs Maryland	21	HB	5-10	175	Sr	0	0

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
10/21/1954 vs. Clemson	Right Halfback	2nd String

Passing
Year	Att	Com	Pct	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	I%	3D Att	3D Conv%	NEWS	Rtg
1950	2	0	0.0	0	0.00
Tot

Rushing
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1950	2	3	1.5
1954	45	136	3.0
Tot	47	139	3.0

Receiving
Year	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Com%	1D	CDT	CD%	BP%
1954	2	75	37.5
Tot	2	75	37.5

Punting
Year	Punts	Yds	Avg
1950	19	670	35.3
1954	3	157	52.3
Tot	22	827	37.6

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1949-09-30	Furman	Right Halfback

Single Game Rushing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD
1954	1954-09-25	Army	5	38	0
	1954-10-02	West Virginia	4	-3	0
	1954-10-09	Furman	5	23	0
	1954-10-21	Clemson	3	8	0

Single Game Passing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int
1950	1950-10-19	Clemson	1	0	0	0	0

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
1954-11-13	Virginia	4		27	0	Tommy Woodlee, 9-yd run (kick failed)