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Woody Strode

Woody Strode

American athlete and actor
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode 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 in the postwar era.Wikipedia
BornJuly 25, 1914
HometownLos Angeles, California, United States
Height6'4" (1.93m)
SpouseTina Tompson, Luukialuana Kalaeloa
ChildrenKalai Strode
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Videos

Ahead of Super Bowl LVI, Keyshawn Johnson Explains Why NFL Billionaires Aren’t Hiring Black Coaches

“If you think of the 32 owners of the National Football League,” asks Keyshawn Johnson. “How many of them do you think truly have Black friends?” Johnson won the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003. He’s also the co-author of “The Forgotten First: Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley, Bill Willis, and the Breaking of the NFL Color Barrier.” The book belongs in the history aisle, but Johnson argues it’s as relevant as ever given the NFL’s lack of diversity within its higher ranks — highlighted in a lawsuit brought by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores. For Johnson, it’s the team owners who create the biggest barrier for change, rather than the league itself. “The NFL is a governing body, it’s a part of them. But they make their own minds and decisions up.” Johnson says. “We got to get the owners to start to think like the NFL, as opposed to their country club members.” Will and LZ are joined by Johnson and Glauber, and by Kenny Washington’s grandson, Kraig Washington.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Invaders of the Lost Gold
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1h 30min
1982
Kingdom of the Spiders
Kingdom of the Spiders
PG
1h 34min
1977
The Gatling Gun
The Gatling Gun
PG
1h 33min
1975
Tarzan's Three Challenges
Tarzan's Three Challenges
1h 32min
1975
The Violent Breed
The Violent Breed
1h 31min
1985
Final Executor
Final Executor
1h 35min
1984
The Final Executioner
The Final Executioner
1h 34min
1983
Angkor: Cambodia Express
Angkor: Cambodia Express
1h 30min
1985
The Revengers
The Revengers
PG
1h 52min
1972
Scream
Scream
R
1h 21min
1981
Winterhawk
Winterhawk
PG
1h 38min
1975
We Are No Angels
We Are No Angels
1h 30min
1975
Loaded Guns
Loaded Guns
PG
1h 30min
1975
The Last Rebel
The Last Rebel
GP
1h 30min
1971
The Italian Connection
The Italian Connection
R
1h 32min
1973
Black Rodeo
Black Rodeo
G
1h 27min
1972
Black Jesus
Black Jesus
GP
1h 40min
1968
The Unholy Four
The Unholy Four
1h 30min
1970

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
1961Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureSpartacus (film)Nominated
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