Willie Fleming

Some people that saw Willie Fleming play say he is the most exciting player to ever play in the CFL. Whether he is THE most exciting is something people can argue about, but no one would deny that Willie Fleming was a truly outstanding and exciting player. The running back out of Iowa never led the West in rushing, but he could score from any place on the field in an instant and turn a game around. When you look at his rushing and pass receiving statistics, you can't help but note the big 80-100 yard longest gains and the number of touchdowns he scored. Unlike many running backs of that era, Fleming generally scored as many touchdowns receiving as he did rushing. Check out the outstanding pass receiving average for his eight year career with BC where he averaged 20 yards or better a catch in four of those seasons. Fleming's average gain per rush was also outstanding, especially in his 1963 season when he had a career best 1234 yards and a 9.7 yard per carry average. Fleming was a three time Western All-Star in 1961, 62 and 63 (there were no All Canadians until 1965) and along with QB Joe Kapp led the Lions to their first Grey Cup win 1964. Willie Fleming was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1982.

**Games Played and Rushing**
Year	Team	GP	TC	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1959	BC		110	774	7	1	52
1960	BC		125	1051	8.4	10	95
1961	BC		96	468	4.9	2	64
1962	BC		139	993	7.1	7	97
1963	BC		127	1234	9.7	5	97
1964	BC	16	129	750	5.8	6	109
1965	BC	14	93	595	6.4	2	50
1966	BC	16	49	260	5.3	3	29

**Receiving**
Year	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1959	BC	26	517	19.8	6	53
1960	BC	20	399	20	8	56
1961	BC	28	690	24.2	6	100
1962	BC	23	525	22.8	7	106
1963	BC	28	639	22.8	7	106
1964	BC	28	473	16.5	4	97
1965	BC	36	594	16.5	6	89
1966	BC	42	653	15.5	5	82

**Kickoff Returns**
Year	Team	KOR	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1959	BC	21	545	25.9	0	52
1960	BC	15	494	32.9	0	81
1961	BC	13	301	23.1	1	92
1962	BC	3	59	19.6	0	21
1963	BC	6	154	25.6	0	38
1964	BC	2	44	22	0	30
1965	BC	5	110	22	0	39
1966	BC	6	135	22.5	0	29

**Fumbles**
Year	Team	F
1959	BC	5
1960	BC	6
1961	BC
1962	BC	2
1963	BC	2
1964	BC	1
1965	BC	1
1966	BC	0

**Passing**
Year	Team	PA	PC	%	Yds	Int
1959	BC	1	0	0	0	1
1960	BC	7	4	57.1	124	1
1961	BC	1	0	0	0	1
1962	BC	0	0	0	0	0
1963	BC	1	0	0	0	0
1964	BC	0	0	0	0	0
1965	BC	0	0	0	0	0
1966	BC	0	0	0	0	0

Fleming was good on one of one convert attempts in 1960.