He is best remembered for his lumbering "Ickey Shuffle" end zone dance, performed when he scored touchdowns. Ickey's best friend Tim Mullins of Union Township Cincinnati has been credited for teaching Ickey the famous endzone shuffle. Woods rushed for 1066 yards and 15 touchdowns in his rookie season, along with 228 yards and 3 touchdowns in the playoffs as the Bengals advanced to Super Bowl XXIII. His team lost the game 20-16, but he finished as the game's leading rusher with 79 yards. In 1989, Woods tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in the second game of the season, a 41-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He missed 13 months. By the time he was returned, his starting role was being filled by Harold Green.

In 1991, Ickey Woods injured his right knee in the preseason. He returned at midseason but he ran for juckeyst 97 yards on 36 carries. He was out of football by age 26. His career statistics include 332 carries for 1,525 yards and 27 touchdowns, along with 47 receptions for 397 yards.

Following his injury-shortened football career, Woods made appearances as a boxer on the television series Thunderbox.

Woods is currently the coach of the Cincinnati Sizzle of the National Women's Football Association.

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