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Woodcock was born on March 19, 1954 and died from a heart attack at his home in Fremont at the age of 44. He was a defensive lineman who played in the NFL. He attended Washington High School in Fremont, CA where he played 4 years of football. He then went on to play for the University of Hawaii from 1974–1975. He was a third round draft pick in the 1976 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. His NFL career consisted of playing for the Detroit Lions from 1976–1980 and then the San Diego Chargers from 1981–1982.

 

 

Career stats:

Year

AGE

Team

LG

GP

 

TOT

OWR

OPR

YDS

TD

1976

22

DET

NFL

14

 

0

0

0

0

0

1977

23

DET

NFL

14

 

0

1

0

0

0

1978

24

DET

NFL

16

 

0

0

4

0

0

1980

26

DET

NFL

8

 

0

0

1

0

0

1981

27

SDG

NFL

12

 

0

0

2

0

0

1982

28

SDG

NFL

6

 

0

0

0

0

0

6 Season Totals

 

70

 

0

1

7

0

0

John Woodcock

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