Rodney Paavola
American ice hockey player
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Rodney Earland Paavola (August 21, 1939 – December 3, 1995) was an American ice hockey player.
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Born
August 21, 1939
Died
December 3, 1995 (aged 56)
National team
United States
United StatesPlaying career
1957–1966
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Paavola in 1960 | |||||||||||||||||
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August 21, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
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December 3, 1995 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||
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United States | ||||||||||||||||
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Paavola was of Finnish descent.[1] He played football in high school for the Hancock Bulldogs.[2][3] He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics as a member of the US Olympic Ice Hockey Team.[4]
