That season, he also set an Ivy League total offense record in a game against Penn with 387 yards (207 rushing, 106 throwing), and was named first-team All-Ivy and to the AP All-East Team.
[5][4][6] He also lettered as a center fielder-second baseman-pitcher on the 1962 Cornell baseball team, batting .277 in 17 games, with a six-inning ERA of 1.49.
[3] After playing two games for the Saints in the 1967 season, Wood was demoted to third string behind Billy Kilmer and Gary Cuozzo.
[2] After retiring from the NFL, Wood played in the Canadian Football League from 1970 to 1971 for the Ottawa Rough Riders.
[5][9][10] Following his stint in the Canadian Football League, Wood opened an insurance firm in New York City.
[5] Wood died in March 1994 at the age of 52 of a heart attack at his home in Dix Hills, Long Island.