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The Battalion
Friday, December 9,1988
Rookie has playoff-bound Bengals doing ‘Ickey Shuffle’
HOUSTON (AP) — The Cincin
nati Bengals had little reason to cele
brate last season but rookie lekey
Woods has shown them how this
year with a dance he calls the “Ickey
Shuffle.”
Woods' post-touchdown dance
might never have caught on had he
not scored 15 touchaowns to lead
the American Football Conference.
"Since he’s scored quite a bit this
season, it’s become a part of the
event," Cincinnati Coach *Sam
Wyche said.
Wyche, whose Bengals finished
with a 4-11 record last season, was
happy to provide Woods with a stage
to demonstrate after his touch
downs.
The dance has caught on and so
have the Benjnls, 11-3, who could
clinch the AFC Central Division title
Sunday if they beat the Houston Oil
ers in tne Astrodome.
The Oilers, 9-5 after Sundav’t 37-
34 loss to Pituburgh, still could win
the division if they beat Cincinnati
and Cleveland ana Cincinnati loses
to Washington.
After Woods received a penalty
for excessive celebrating in the end
zone against Buffalo Nov. 27, Wyche
moved the “Ickey Shuffle” to the
sidelines. •
“I told him well fan out and give
you the stage and you do the Ickey
Shuffle right there on the sidelines,"
Wyche said.
Woods surted doing the dance
early this year despite the protesta
tions of his mother.
“It’s just something that I created
and the fans here in Cincinnati love
it," Woods said. "It’s kind of taken
off all over the nation."
Woods says he’ll certainly give the
Oiler fans a demonstration if he
scores a touchdown Svinday.
“I’m sure if I score in Houston the
fans might not like to see it but I'm
going to do it anyway for the fans at
home watching on television,” he
said.
Woods' loose-jointed dance is not
the most important part of his reper
toire.
He ranks third in the AFC in
rushing with 880 yards on 175 car
ries for a 5 yards per carry average.
“There were a lot of good run
ning backs that came out of that
draft but we decided Ickey would be
the guy that fit us best in our style of
offense,” Wyche said.
Woods, 6-0, 235, is a smaller ver
sion of the fullbacks the Bengals
have line up with in the past. But
he's big enough and quicker.
“He's a big guy who can cut back,
he’s played so well for them that
(James) Brooks is getting onlv 12
carries a game,” Oilers Coach jerry
Glanville said.
Brooks is fifth in AFC rushing
with 875 yards and he’s second to
Woods in scoring with 14 touch
downs. His 5.4 yards per carrv leads
the AFC.
Woods still is surprised by his in
stant success.
“I’m kind of surprised but I’ve al
ways known I’ve had the God-given
ability to run the football,” Woods
said. “The Bengals gave me a chance
to exploit my talents.
“Now I'll try to break the 1,000-
yard rushing barrier and hopefully
lead the whole NFL in scoring,"
Woods said.
Brooks and Woods lead the Beng
als' rushing game that ranks first in
the NFL with 174.5 yards per game.
Woods rushed for a career high
141 yards on 19 carries in a 27-10
victory over San Diego Sunday and
got to do the Ickey Shuffle twice.
Woods is pleased to see that his
dance has extended even to the own
er’s box.
“Paul Brown does it about as well
as 1 do,” Woods said. “He’s got it
down pat.”
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