John Woodcock (football player)
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John Woodcock (March 19, 1954 – September 1998) was an American football player.
He attended Washington High School in Fremont, California, USA.
Woodcock was a standout defensive lineman under Coach Larry Price at the University of Hawaii (1974–75). He was a third-round draft pick of Detroit and went on to play a number of years in the American National Football League (NFL), with the Detroit Lions, and later with the San Diego Chargers.
He died from a heart attack at his home in Fremont at the age of 44. The song In Every Age was dedicated to his memory by sacred music composer Janèt Sullivan Whitaker.
