One-Hit Wonder #9: Ickey Woods
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Younger fans will know of Elbert L. “Ickey” Woods for his hilarious cameo in the GEICO commercial in 2014, singing about how he was going to “get some cold cuts” while performing his famous “Ickey Shuffle.” But longtime football fans will remember Woods as the first round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals, who set the Bengals franchise rookie records for rushing with 1,066 yards yards, was selected for the Pro Bowl, and named First-team All-Pro after his first year in the NFL.
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Sadly, Woods suffered a torn ACL in his second game of his sophomore year in the NFL, which altered the course of his promising NFL career. After just two more years, Woods was out of football at age 26.
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