The Ickey Shuffle, by Bengal No. 39

Ickey Woods sure didn’t play pro football for long, blowing out a knee in his second season, but his rookie season of 1988 was one to remember as he rushed for 1,066 yards and 15 touchdowns -- and busted out one of the great celebrations in NFL history.

Even though Elbert L. Woods played in just 37 games for Cincinnati, SB Nation ranked him the No. 39 Bengal of all time, and the dance sure didn't hurt his candidacy. (Turn on sound!)

Credit: Rick Stewart

Woods spends plenty of time around Cincinnati, where he is the long-time owner/coach of the Cincinnati Sizzle of the full-contact Women's Football Alliance . He also runs the Ickey Woods Youth Foundation as well as the Jovante Woods Foundation, named for a son who died at age 16. Jovante was an honor student and a member of the Princeton High School football team who suffered a fatal asthma attack at home. The foundation provides funding and education for asthma research and organ donor education.

He still holds a slew of Bengals records, including career playoff rushing yards (391) and playoff rushing yards in one season (307 in 1988), rushing touchdowns by a rookie (15) and 100-yard rushing games in a season (seven, tied by Cedrick Benson).

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