Woody Strode

Woody Strode
Woody Strode
	Strode in The Italian Connection (1972)
Born	Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode; July 25, 1914; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1994 (aged 80); Glendora, California, U.S.
Alma mater	UCLA
Occupations	Actor; football player; author;
Years active	1941–1994
Spouses	; Luukialuana Kalaeloa (died 1980) ; Tina Tompson (m. 1982)
Children	2, including Kalai
	American football career
No. 39
Position:	Offensive end
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Thomas Jefferson (CA)
College:	UCLA
Career history
	Hollywood Bears (1940–1942); Los Angeles Rams (1946); Calgary Stampeders (1948–1949);
Career highlights and awards
	Grey Cup champion (1948); 2× CFL West All-Star (1948, 1949); First-team All-PCC (1939); Second-team All-PCC (1937);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	10
Receptions:	4
Receiving yards:	37
	Player stats at PFR
Military career
Service/branch	United States Army Air Corps

Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American athlete, actor, and author. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Football League (NFL) in the postwar era. After football, he went on to become a film actor, where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960. Strode also served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.^[1]

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