Al Worley
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Wenatchee, Washington |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1968 | Washington |
| 1969 | Seattle Rangers |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970 | Washington (assistant) |
| 1971–1974 | Northern Arizona (assistant) |
| unkn–1979 | Portland State (assistant) |
| 1979–unkn | Yokosuka Base Seahawks (HC) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Al Worley was an American football player and coach. Worley played defensive back for the University of Washington Huskies from 1966-68. Worley was named a Consensus All-American in 1968 when he set an NCAA record of 14 interceptions in a season. Worley played for one season for the Seattle Rangers of the Continental Football League.
Worley grew up in a family with ten children. He attended Wenatchee High School where he was a three-sport standout in football, basketball, and baseball, finishing as the school's fourth all-time leading scorer in basketball. Worley stated he was lightly recruited and "I was surprised that Washington even offered me a scholarship. I was not what you'd call a widely recruited athlete. I was an all-nothing in high school."
Worley was selected as the "Panther Best" award recipient his senior year and is a member of the Wenatchee High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
After playing split end during his freshman year at Washington in 1964, coach Ed Peasley told head coach Jim Owens that "Al Worley will never play varsity football at the University of Washington."Dave Williams, Washington's All-America tight end and a future No. 1 NFL draft pick, disagreed, stating "That kid in the red shirt gives me more trouble than anybody else." Worley was a redshirt for the 1965 team, suffering a broken hand. Worley saw playing time in the secondary in the 1966 and 1967 seasons, progressing to a full-time starter for the 1968 season.
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