LaMarr Woodley has accomplished a lot in the state of Michigan. He was a five-star recruit out of Saginaw High School. He started 33 games for the Michigan football team, recording 52.5 tackles for loss and 24 sacks (both top three in program history). He forced a school-record 10 fumbles, was named first-team All-Big Ten twice and Big Ten defensive player of the year once. After an All-American collegiate career and All-Pro NFL career, he started the Woodley Leadership Academy charter program in Saginaw.
Now, he'll forever be enshrined in the state's history as a 2023 inductee to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. This month, Woodley was named a member of the 10-member induction class of 2023.
Below is a press release on Woodley's induction, courtesy of Michigan Athletics:
LaMarr Woodley left Michigan as one of the most decorated defensive players in school history. He appeared in 49 career contests and made 33 starts at defensive end, amassing 177 tackles, including 52.5 tackles for loss and 24 sacks. He lists second all-time in career TFLs and is third in sacks. Woodley holds U-M's career record with 10 forced fumbles while contributing five recoveries. He was twice selected All-Big Ten first team and was voted as the Richard Katcher Award winner as the team's top defensive lineman/outside linebacker on two occasions (2004, 2006).
As a senior in 2006, Woodley tied Michigan's then season sack record with 12. He made nearly half of his stops in the opposition's backfield, with 16.5 of his 36 tackles being tackles for loss. Woodley was voted co-captain and became the first-ever Wolverine to win both the Lombardi Award (top lineman) and Ted Hendricks Award (top defensive end). Woodley was a consensus first-team All-American and won the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year awards after being a unanimous all-conference first team selection.
A second-round NFL Draft selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Woodley played nine seasons in the NFL, seven with the Steelers and one each with the Oakland Raiders and Arizona Cardinals. Woodley earned All-Pro honors and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2009. He played in two Super Bowls and won SB XLIII with the Steelers, securing the victory with a game-ending sack, and forced fumble.
A Saginaw, Mich., native, Woodley attended Saginaw High School. Extremely active in the community, he started the Woodley Leadership Academy, a tuition free K-8 charter school and revitalized the Community Center by turning it into a learning center for adults.
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