Rod Woodson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rod Woodson
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 10, 1965(1965-03-10)
Age	59
Birthplace	Fort Wayne
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Pisces

Rod Woodson Biography

Rod Woodson is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on March 10, 1965 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. He was an NFL safety and was inducted into the 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame. After retiring, he won Super Bowl XXXV for the Baltimore Ravens.

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Roderick Kevin Woodson (born March 10, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. He had a 10-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a key member of the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl XXXV championship team that beat the New York Giants. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders, wearing the jersey number 26 throughout his career. He holds the NFL record for fumble recoveries (32) by a defensive player, and interceptions returned for touchdown (12), and was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1993. His 71 career interceptions is the third-most in NFL history. He was an inductee of the Class of 2009 of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio on August 8, 2009. Woodson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Rod played most of his career as a cornerback then switched to safety during the later part of his career.

He played defensive back and a variety of offensive skill positions and was named Parade and USA Today All-American, all-state his junior and senior seasons. Woodson was named Indiana “Mr. Football” in 1982. In addition to football, he won both the high and low hurdles state championships in both his junior and senior seasons; and played varsity basketball his junior and senior seasons, making all-conference his senior year.

Nickie Woodson was married to her and they had five children.

Rod Woodson Net Worth

Rod Woodson is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rod Woodson 's net worth $7 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the mid-80’s, he set or approached numerous defensive records for Purdue University.

In 1993, he was named NFL Defensive Play of the Year.

Woodson was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and was the youngest of three siblings, with whom he had close relationships. His father, the late James Woodson, was African-American, and his mother, Linda Jo Doerflein, was Caucasian, of German descent. His father was a laborer from Tennessee and his mother worked with the handicapped in Fort Wayne. Woodson attended R. Nelson Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His parents married in 1960 and had three sons, Joe, Jamie, and Rod. Woodson was raised in a two-story home in a predominantly black neighborhood. His family experienced harassment through his youth due to their mixed-race.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rod Woodson Dating?

According to our records, Rod Woodson married to Nickie Woodson. As of December 1, 2023, Rod Woodson’s is not dating anyone.

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Woodson missed training camp due to a contract holdout that lasted 95 days after he was unable to come to terms on a contract with the Steelers. Woodson was a World-Class 110-meter hurdler and ran track on the European track circuit during his contract holdout. Woodson had the fourth fastest 110-meter hurdle time in the world. He won the bronze medal at the 1987 USA Olympic festival, and won medals in several IAAF Grand Prix meetings in Europe. Woodson is one of only two athletes in history to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and also earn a world ranking in the high hurdles.

Facts & Trivia

Rod Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rod Woodson celebrates birthday on March 10 of every year.

On September 23, 1988, Woodson and teammate Delton Hall were involved in a bar fight with another man in Moon Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Police were called to Sessions Bar at 2:34AM due to a fight involving Woodson, Hall, and a man identified as Derrick Wilson. Hall stated the fight began over criticism about football. The rear window of Wilson’s vehicle was broken during the altercation, but Woodson agreed to pay for damages. On September 29, 1988, the Pittsburgh Steelers stated both players had been privately reprimanded for their involvement.

Are Charles Woodson and Rod Woodson related?

Woodson joined the 50-interception club when he picked off Kyle Orton in the first quarter in Week 4. This, his eleventh career interception return for a touchdown, places him second all-time behind Rod Woodson, who is not related to him.

Who is Rod Woodson?

Roderick Kevin Woodson (born March 10, 1965) is a former professional American football safety and cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons.

Did Rod Woodson make the Hall of Fame?

Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8, 2009 … Finished career with the Raiders from 2002-03, leading Oakland to the AFC title and appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII…

Is Rod Woodson black or white?

The youngest of three brothers who had a black father and a white mother , the 27-year-old Woodson never has fit neatly into some of life’s tidy little categories—whether they refer to something as sensitive as race or as trivial as football.

Who did Peyton Manning lose the Heisman to?

As a result, Woodson won the Heisman over Tennessee’s Peyton Manning, making him the first two-way player in a generation to win the award.