Famous People with Name Woodson

Woodson George "Woodie" Held            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Woodson George "Woodie" Held: (born March 25, 1932 in Sacramento, California) is a former shortstop/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1954, 1957[start]), Kansas City Athletics (1957[end]-1958[start]), Cleveland Indians (1958[end]-1964), Washington Senators (1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1967[start]), California Angels (1967[end]-1968[start]) and Chicago White Sox (1968[end]-1969). He bat

Roderick Kevin "Rod" Woodson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Roderick Kevin "Rod" Woodson: Woodson attended R. Nelson Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After graduation, he received a full scholarship to Purdue University. Woodson was named an All-American defensive back in 1985 and 1986 and he earned a position on the All-Big Ten firs

Darren Ray Woodson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Darren Ray Woodson: is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He played his entire career for the Dallas Cowboys from 1992 to 2004. He was drafted by the Cowboys with the 37th overall pick in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft out of Arizona State University.

Harry Woodson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harry Woodson: was a professional boxer, nicknamed The Black Diamond, who was active during the 19th century in the Cincinnati area. Due to the political reality of the time Woodson mostly fought other black boxers, but he was good enough that he fought occasional match

Silas Woodson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Silas Woodson: was the 21st Governor of Missouri, United States, between January 8, 1873 and January 12, 1875. He was notable for being the first Democrat elected to that position since the Civil War. No Republican would reach the office for over 30 years after Woodson'

Samuel Howard Woodson, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Howard Woodson, Jr.: was an American pastor, civil rights leader, and Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. He was the first African American to serve as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly.Woodson was elected to the Trenton City Council in 1962, the first Afric