Rodney William Woodward (September 22, 1944 – September 27, 2016) was a
defensive back in the
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
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. He died in 2016 after a fall, having experienced the effects of dementia in his later years.
Rodney William Woodward
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References
External links
Just Sports Stats
1944 births
2016 deaths
Calgary Stampeders players
Canadian football defensive backs
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Idaho Vandals football players
Montreal Alouettes players
Ottawa Rough Riders players
Sportspeople from Vancouver
Simon Fraser Clan football coaches
Players of Canadian football from British Columbia
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