Ben Roderick
No. 5 (1923 Canton)
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Position: | Fullback, tailback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Navarre, Ohio, U.S. | May 11, 1899
Died: | November 30, 1974 Canton, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 75)
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Boston College, Columbia University, Wooster College |
Career history | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
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]
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 March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
- ^ Sam Dana Turns 100 Archived February 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Football and America: Korean War". Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.