Ben Roderick | |
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Date of birth | May 11, 1899 |
Place of birth | Navarre, Ohio, United States |
Date of death | Unknown |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 179 pounds (81 kg) |
Position(s) | Fullback Tailback |
College | Boston College University Columbia University Wooster College |
Jersey Number | 5 (1923 Canton) 2 (1923 Buffalo) 20 (1926) 11 (1927)[1] |
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1920 1921 1923 1923 1926 1927 |
Canton Bulldogs Cleveland Tigers Canton Bulldogs Buffalo All-Americans Canton Bulldogs Buffalo Bisons |
Benjamin Aaron Roderick was a professional football player during the early years of the National Football League with the Buffalo All-Americans, Canton Bulldogs and Buffalo Bisons. Roderick won an NFL championship with the Canton Bulldogs in 1923. He also played for Cleveland Tigers, while playing in the American Professional Football Association, the organization that later became the NFL.[2]
In 1922, Ben transferred from Columbia University to Boston College. His teammate at Columbia, Sam Dana, who became the longest surviving NFL alumni in 2003, referred to Roderick as “a sweetheart of a player.” Dana later adopted Roderick's style of running.[3]
Roderick was 1 of 226 NFL personnel who served in the military during the Korean War.[4]
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