Woody Strode | |||||||
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Born | Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode July 25, 1914 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
Died | December 31, 1994 (aged 80) Glendora, California, U.S. | ||||||
Alma mater | UCLA | ||||||
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Years active | 1941–1994 | ||||||
Spouses | Luukialuana Kalaeloa
(died 1980)Tina Tompson (m. 1982) | ||||||
Children | 2, including Kalai | ||||||
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No. 39 | |||||||
Position: | Offensive end | ||||||
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Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Thomas Jefferson (CA) | ||||||
College: | UCLA | ||||||
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Service/ | United States Army Air Corps |
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American athlete, actor, and author. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Football League (NFL) in the postwar era. After football, he went on to become a film actor, where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960. Strode also served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.[1]