{{::woodard-photo-tylermorningtelegraph-19611108.png?nolink&150|}}\\ Photo://Tyler Morning Telegraph//, November 11, 1961 ====== Jim Woodard ====== James Alvin Woodard\\ Born August 23, 1938, Cherokee, Texas\\ Died July 18, 2023, Covedo, California Lamar Tech\\ 6’5”, 230 lbs ===== Transactions ===== December 2, 1959 - Selected by Minneapolis/St Paul in the 1960 AFL draft. January 4, 1960 - Signed by by Houston between this date and January 30. January 30, 1960 - AFL awarded his league signing rights to Oakland, potentially nullifying his contract with Houston. March 3, 1960 - AFL transferred his contract from Houston to Oakland. July 23, 1960 – The Raiders sent him home to recover from a knee injury. Subsequent surgery ended his football career.