Ben Roderick
No. 5 (1923 Canton)
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| Position: | Fullback, tailback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 11, 1899 Navarre, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died: | November 30, 1974 (aged 75) Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Boston College, Columbia University, Wooster College |
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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.
- 1899 births
- 1974 deaths
- Boston College Eagles football players
- Buffalo Bisons (NFL) players
- Buffalo All-Americans players
- Canton Bulldogs players
- Cleveland Tigers (NFL) players
- Columbia Lions football players
- College of Wooster alumni
- Ohio Northern Polar Bears football coaches
- American military personnel of the Korean War
- People from Navarre, Ohio
- Players of American football from Stark County, Ohio