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

Michael Mike Dean Woodson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Mike Dean Woodson: is a retired American basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.He was selected 12th overall by the New York Knicks in the 1980 NBA Draft and played in the league from 1980 until 1991. He spent two years in New York, before being traded to the Kansas City Kings. He enjoyed great success with the franchise, leading the team with 18.2 points per contest during a 1983 playoff run. He averaged 12.2 points over his career with the Kings (moving with the team to Sacramento). After success with that franchise, he finished his career by moving between several teams, making contributions in New Jersey, Los Angeles (with the Clippers), Houston, and Cleveland.

William "Bill" T. Woodson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William "Bill" T. Woodson: is an American voice artist. He has a small onscreen appearance in the 50s scifi film "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" as a newscaster. He can be heard in the opening narrative of the 1970s television series The Odd Couple, explaining how it is that Felix and Oscar ending up rooming together. He had done some of the voice-over work on a late 1960s series called The Invaders. Woodson's legacy will be his long association with the Superfriends series where he served as narrator and sometimes voice-actor. Woodson had taken over the role of narrator from face-actor Ted Knight.

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