Ickey Woods
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.” In fact, today’s players continue to bust out his signature dance on occasion.
Of course, 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, was selected for the Pro Bowl, and was named First-team All-Pro after his first year in the NFL. Sadly, Woods suffered a torn ACL in the 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.