For other people with the same name, see William Fleming (disambiguation).
Willie Fleming
Willie Fleming in 1960
Born:
(1939-02-02) February 2, 1939 (age 85) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
CFL status
American
Position(s)
RB
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight
183 lb (83 kg)
College
Iowa
NFL draft
1961, Round: 14, Pick: 196
Drafted by
Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
As player
1959–1966
BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1958)
First-team All-Big Ten (1958)
CFL All-Star
1963
CFL West All-Star
1961, 1962, 1963
Retired #s
BC Lions #15
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1982
Willie Fleming (born February 2, 1939) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s BC Lions. Fleming played collegiately as a halfback at the University of Iowa, where he was a member of the Hawkeyes' 1959 Rose Bowl championship team. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the BC Sports Hall of Fame, and the BC Lions Wall of Fame. Fleming's number 15 jersey is one of eight numbers retired by the Lions.[1] In 2003, Fleming was voted a member of the BC Lions All-Time Dream Team as part of the club's 50th anniversary celebration.[2] In 2006, Fleming was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.[3]
Fleming earned the nickname "The Wisp" or "Will 'o the Wisp" because of his elusive running style.[4]
WillieFleming (born February 2, 1939) is a former professional Canadian football player with the Canadian Football League (CFL)'s BC Lions. Fleming played...
to the team. This was followed by signing rookie running back Willie "the Wisp" Fleming, adding more youth to play alongside Hinton and Homer. Capozzi's...
OL Bernie Faloney, QB Dan Ferrone, OL Norm Fieldgate, LB Joe Fleming, DL WillieFleming, RB Dick Fouts, DL Cam Fraser, P Gene Gaines, DB Jeff Garcia,...
on Kapp's teammate WillieFleming in the 1963 Grey Cup game. The hit, which Kapp and many others considered dirty, forced Fleming out of the game. Mosca's...
the Hawkeyes blew out the uninspired Wolverines. All-Big Ten halfback WillieFleming opened the scoring, running 72 yards for a touchdown on a punt return...
Munsey picked it up and ran 71 yards for another touchdown. Bob Swift, WillieFleming and Jim Carphin also scored TDs for the Lions, the latter on a pass...
game out-of-bounds and late hit on BC Lions star running back WillieFleming. With Fleming out of the game, the Tiger-Cats went on to win the Grey Cup and...
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t e BC Lions 52nd Grey Cup champions 10 Mel Melin 11 Pete Ohler 15 WillieFleming 18 Ron Morris 20 Bill Munsey 21 Sonny Homer 22 Joe Kapp 24 Lou Holland...
players Angelo Mosca and WillieFleming. Mosca was accused of kicking Fleming's head while the latter laid on the field. Fleming left the game, leading...
University of Iowa stars, Kenny Ploen and Ray Jauch of the Blue Bombers, and WillieFleming of the BC Lions. After playing (and losing to) the NFL Chicago Cardinals...
Leaders QB – Joe Kapp, BC Lions RB – Dick Shatto, Toronto Argonauts RB – WillieFleming, BC Lions RB – George Dixon, Montreal Alouettes RB – Lovell Coleman...
Mike Fleming was a conservative radio talk show host in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a commentator of the traditional journalistic school with an enhanced...
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Bay Packers Nelson Toburen End Wichita State 195 Cleveland Browns Phil Lohman Center Oklahoma 196 Philadelphia Eagles WillieFleming Running back Iowa...
former NBA player declared legally dead after going missing in Uganda. WillieFleming, former professional Canadian Football League player and member of the...
final game at Empire Stadium was played on November 6 against Montreal. WillieFleming was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame. DE – Nick Hebeler, CFL...
had a terrific season rushing for 1161 yards and duo threat tailback WillieFleming had 925 yards rushing and 525 yards receiving. Linebacker Tom Brown...
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