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UCLA will honor former players Woody Strode and Kenny Washington before the kickoff of its game against Memphis on Saturday night. Strode and Washington were two of four men, along with Marion ...
Hollywood Flashback: In 1960, Woody Strode Took on the West in John Ford’s ‘Sergeant Rutledge’ 'The Harder They Fall' owes a tip of the hat to the pro footballer turned actor, who played the ...
Larson Strode, of Grand Forks, was married to Woody Strode's son for 15 years. Woody Strode Jr. died five years ago, and now she hopes to tell his father's story.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame will recognize the "Forgotten Four" trailblazers at this year's enshrinement ceremony. Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Bill Willis, and Marion Motley were named the ...
'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' actor Woody Strode said that John Wayne was 'ready for a fight' with him because of John Ford.
But do you know the names of Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Marion Motley or Bill Willis? Unless you're a football fan, you likely haven't.
TCM DEDICATES Tuesday’s “Summer Under the Stars” schedule to Woody Strode, an athlete and actor who never became a Hollywood idol or household name.
In 1946 these four African American athletes broke the color barrier in pro football. Washington and Strode signed with the Los Angeles Rams, Willis and Motley with the Cleveland Browns.
CANTON — The Forgotten Four will be well remembered this summer at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Canton native Marion Motley joins Bill Willis, Kenny Washington and Woody Strode — four men ...
The horsemen were training for roles in an independent movie about the segregated 10th U.S. Cavalry of the late 1800s. Actors Bryan King and Woody Strode worked to turn city boys into horsemen ...
Woody Strode, football player turned actor who had supporting roles in John Wayne films and costume period epics such as “Spartacus” and “The Ten Commandments,” died in his sleep Saturday ...
The Harder They Fall, the Black Western in theaters now and on Netflix on Nov. 3, owes a tip of the Stetson to Woody Strode, one of the NFL’s first Black players (he signed briefly with the Los ...