Benjamin Aaron Roderick (May 11, 1899 – November 30, 1974) was a professional American football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo All-Americans, Canton Bulldogs and Buffalo Bisons. Roderick won an NFL championship with the Canton Bulldogs in 1923.[2] He also played for Cleveland Tigers, while playing in the American Professional Football Association, the organization that later became the NFL.[3]
No. 5 (1923 Canton)
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| Position: | Fullback, tailback |
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| Born: | May 11, 1899 Navarre, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died: | November 30, 1974 (aged 75) Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) |
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| College: | Boston College, Columbia University, Wooster College |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
College football edit
In 1922, Roderick transferred from Columbia University to Boston College. His teammate at Columbia, Sam Dana, who became the longest surviving NFL alumnus in 2003, referred to Roderick as "a sweetheart of a player". Dana later adopted Roderick's style of running.[4]
Korean War edit
Roderick was one of 226 NFL personnel who served in the military during the Korean War.[5]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Ohio Northern | 4–3–1 | 3–3–1 | T–10th | |||||
| 1925 | Ohio Northern | 3–4–1 | 2–4–1 | 16th | |||||
| Ohio Northern: | 7–7–2 | 5–7–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–7–2 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Uniform Numbers of the NFL: Pre-1933 Defunct Teams
- ^ "Ben Roderick Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Eagles in the Pros" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ Sam Dana Turns 100 Archived February 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Football and America: Korean War". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-03-26.