Rod Woodson Biography

Rod Woodson, born on March 10, 1965, played 17 seasons in the National Football League as a professional football player. He holds the NFL record for fumble recoveries with 32 and has 12 interceptions returned for touchdowns. Woodson earned consensus All-American honors during his college football career at Purdue in 1986. Selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 1987 NFL draft, he spent his first 10 seasons with the team. He was honored with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Woodson served as head coach of the XFL's Vegas Vipers in a recent season. He accepted a full scholarship to Purdue University to play football while pursuing a degree in electrical engineering.