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<H4>WOODY STRODE</H4> | <H4>WOODY STRODE</H4> | ||
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<B>CAREER HIGHLIGHTS</B> | <B>CAREER HIGHLIGHTS</B> | ||
* Played end in 1937,38,39. | * Played end in 1937,38,39. | ||
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<B>ACCOLADES</B> | <B>ACCOLADES</B> | ||
| − | * Earned All-Coast honors in 1939. | + | * Earned [[All-Conference Selections|All-Coast honors]] in 1939. |
* Inducted into [[Hall of Fame (UCLA)|UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame]] 1992. | * Inducted into [[Hall of Fame (UCLA)|UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame]] 1992. | ||
[[Category: Player Listing]] | [[Category: Player Listing]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:03, 9 November 2017
Sons of Westwood: Bruin Legends
WOODY STRODE
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Played end in 1937,38,39.
- He, Kenny Washington, and Jackie Robinson played "minor league" football in the Pacific Coast Professional Football League as the NFL had developed and enforced a color barrier in 1934 and extended until 1946.
- He and Kenny Washington was the first two African Americans to play in NFL (Los Angeles Rams in 1946).
ACCOLADES
- Earned All-Coast honors in 1939.
- Inducted into UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame 1992.
