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Snider High School and Purdue, then the Steelers and Ravens: one of the greatest defensive backs in NFL history, Pro Football Hall of Fame, class of 2009.
Roderick Kevin Woodson was born 10 March 1965 in Fort Wayne and starred at R. Nelson Snider High School before going to Purdue, where he also ran track. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him tenth overall in 1987. Across seventeen NFL seasons — Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Baltimore, and Oakland — he intercepted 71 passes, third in league history, and set records that still stand: 12 interceptions returned for touchdowns, and 32 fumble recoveries, the most by a defensive player. He was the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year in 1993 and won Super Bowl XXXV with the Baltimore Ravens. The Pro Football Hall of Fame elected him in his first year of eligibility, class of 2009, and the College Football Hall of Fame followed in 2016.
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