Woody Strode
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Strode in The Italian Connection (1972) | |||||||||
| 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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American football career | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
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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.