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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.
Many consider Willie Fleming one of the greatest running backs in Canadian Football League history. Known as ‘Willie The Wisp’ for the way he made would-be tacklers miss with his sheer speed and remarkable agility, Willie played eight seasons for the BC Lions from 1959-66 and rewrote the Lions record book in that time.
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.
Willie Fleming was known during his career as “Willie the Wisp” because of his elusive running style. During his eight seasons Fleming rushed for 6,125 yards on 868 carries, and caught 231 passes for 4,480 yards and scored 86 touchdowns, one of them on a 109-yard rushing play in a 1964 game.
7 Δεκ 2019 · Willie was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1982 and is also a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame. He remains among the club’s most popular players and has returned to standing ovations every time he comes back to Lions’ home games.
The 23-year-old Willie Fleming made a huge impact on his debut when he scored four goals in a 6-0 thrashing of Kilmarnock at Parkhead on 8 November 1924. In all of football this must rank as one of the greatest debuts ever, and one of the best ever at Celtic.
Willie Fleming. Position (s): RB. Willie Fleming attended Hamtramck High School and lived in Detroit, Michigan. In 1958, he helped the Hawkeyes to a 6-0-1 Big Ten title and led the team in scoring in his only season. He was named an Associated Press First Team All-Big Ten player that season.
