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This Week in the West: The Groundbreaking Woody Strode
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🎙️ Episode 38: The Groundbreaking Woody Strode
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This episode of This Week in The West highlights the remarkable life and legacy of Woody Strode—an athlete, soldier, actor, and barrier-breaker born on July 25, 1914. Strode was a pioneer in sports, playing on UCLA’s historic football team alongside Jackie Robinson and Kenny Washington, and becoming one of the first Black players to integrate the modern NFL. His early achievements in track and field, professional wrestling, and his service in the Army Air Corps during World War II demonstrated his…
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