Photo:Tyler Morning Telegraph, November 11, 1961
James Alvin Woodard
Born August 23, 1938, Cherokee, Texas
Died July 18, 2023, Covedo, California
Lamar Tech
6’5”, 230 lbs
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.