Willie Burden

Willie Burden
No. 10
Position	Running back
Personal information
Born	July 21, 1951; Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2015 (aged 64); Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	William G. Enloe (NC)
College	North Carolina State
NFL draft	1974: 6th round, 139th overall pick
Career history
1974	Detroit Lions*
1974–1981	Calgary Stampeders
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
	CFL Most Outstanding Player (1975); Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (1975); Eddie James Memorial Trophy (1975); ACC Player of the Year (1973); 2× First-team All-ACC (1972, 1973); CFL All-Star (1975); 2× CFL West All-Star (1975, 1977);
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)

Willie Burden (July 21, 1951 – December 4, 2015) was an American professional football player with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), who subsequently became an academic and sports administrator. He 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. 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.