Rod Woodward
Canadian gridiron football player (1944–2016)
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Rodney William Woodward (September 22, 1944 – September 27, 2016) was a defensive back in the Canadian Football League for twelve years. Woodward won the Grey Cup as a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1973 and 1976. In 2009 he was sentenced to jail for "stealing $185,000 from two elderly clients to pay gambling debts" but his wife believes that this may have been a consequence of injuries he suffered during his football career.[1] He died in 2016 after a fall, having experienced the effects of dementia in his later years.[2][3]
PositionDefensive back
BornSeptember 22, 1944
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DiedSeptember 27, 2016 (aged 72)
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 22, 1944 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | September 27, 2016 (aged 72) White Rock, British Columbia, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Idaho |
| Career history | |
| 1967–1969 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1970–1976 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1977 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1978 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Awards and highlights | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser Clan (NAIA Division II independent) (1980–1982) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Simon Fraser | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1981 | Simon Fraser | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1982 | Simon Fraser | 2–8 | |||||||
| Simon Fraser: | 10–19 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–19 | ||||||||
