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The feats of athleticism and football intelligence that made Rod Woodson one of the greatest defensive backs in football history are widely known. Hidden in those highlights is a less celebrated backstory - an upbringing beset by discrimination as the son of biracial parents in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Those experiences fueled Woodson's desire to cherish his family above all else during a 17-year Hall of Fame career.
The feats of athleticism and football intelligence that made Rod Woodson one of the greatest defensive backs in football history are widely known. Hidden in those highlights is a less celebrated backstory - an upbringing beset by discrimination as the son of biracial parents in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Those experiences fueled Woodson's desire to cherish his family above all else during a 17-year Hall of Fame career.
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