Ben Roderick

Ben Roderick
No. 5 (1923 Canton) 2 (1923 Buffalo); 20 (1926); 11 (1927);
Position:	Fullback, tailback
Personal information
Born:	May 11, 1899; Navarre, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	November 30, 1974 (aged 75); Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	179 lb (81 kg)
Career information
College:	Boston College, Columbia University, Wooster College
Career history
	Canton Bulldogs (1920); Cleveland Tigers (1921); Canton Bulldogs (1923); Buffalo All-Americans (1923); Canton Bulldogs (1926); Buffalo Bisons (1927);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Benjamin Aaron Roderick (May 11, 1899 – November 30, 1974) was a professional American football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo All-Americans, Canton Bulldogs and Buffalo Bisons. Roderick won an NFL championship with the Canton Bulldogs in 1923.^[2] He also played for Cleveland Tigers, while playing in the American Professional Football Association, the organization that later became the NFL.^[3]

College football[edit]

In 1922, Roderick transferred from Columbia University to Boston College. His teammate at Columbia, Sam Dana, who became the longest surviving NFL alumnus in 2003, referred to Roderick as "a sweetheart of a player". Dana later adopted Roderick's style of running.^[4]

Korean War[edit]

Roderick was one of 226 NFL personnel who served in the military during the Korean War.^[5]

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1925)
1924	Ohio Northern	4–3–1	3–3–1	T–10th
1925	Ohio Northern	3–4–1	2–4–1	16th
Ohio Northern:		7–7–2	5–7–2
Total:		7–7–2

References[edit]

^ Uniform Numbers of the NFL: Pre-1933 Defunct Teams
^ "Ben Roderick Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Eagles in the Pros" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
^ Sam Dana Turns 100 Archived February 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Football and America: Korean War". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

[1] Uniform Numbers of the NFL: Pre-1933 Defunct Teams

[2] "Ben Roderick Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[3] "Eagles in the Pros" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

[4] Sam Dana Turns 100 Archived February 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Football and America: Korean War". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

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