Richard Ernest Woodard (July 26, 1926 – August 24, 2019) was an American football center in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins. Woodard also played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Los Angeles Dons.Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 743. ESPN Books, 2006. .
Woodward was born in Britt, Iowa. He played college football at the University of Iowa and was drafted in the 21st round of the 1948 NFL draft by the Giants.Palmer et al., p. 1389. In 1948, Woodard was an honorable mention selection for the All-Big Nine team.Einstein, Charles. "INS Experts Name All-Big Nine Team" . The News and Courier (Charleston, S.C.), November 21, 1948, p. One-D. Retrieved on July 15, 2013. He died on August 24, 2019, at the age of 93.
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