Rod Woodward

Rod Woodward
Date of birth	September 22, 1944
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia
Date of death	September 27, 2016 (aged 72)
Place of death	White Rock, British Columbia
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DB
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
US college	Idaho
Career history
As player
1967–1969	Montreal Alouettes
1970–1976	Ottawa Rough Riders
1977	Calgary Stampeders
1978	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	1975
CFL East All-Star	1972, 1974, 1975

Rodney William Woodward (September 22, 1944 – September 27, 2016) was a defensive back in the Canadian Football League for twelve years. Woodward won the Grey Cup as a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1973 and 1976. In 2009 he was sentenced to jail for "stealing $185,000 from two elderly clients to pay gambling debts" but his wife believes that this may have been a consequence of injuries he suffered during his football career.^[1] He died in 2016 after a fall, having experienced the effects of dementia in his later years.^[2]^[3]

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[1] Wife of former CFL player Rod Woodward says concussion lawsuit a chance to 'clear his name'

[2] Former CFL all-star, Clan coach Rod Woodward succumbs to fall

[3] Rodney William Woodward

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