Milt Woodard
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Milton Woodard | |
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 Woodard in 1966 | |
| Born | June 4, 1911 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1996 (aged 84) San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | College of Puget Sound (WA), B.A. 1933, (Journalism) University of Minnesota (MN) |
| Occupation(s) | Sports journalist, Sports executive |
| Spouse(s) | Corrine Nancy Frances |
| Children | 2; Ross and Linda |
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American football career | |
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Milton P. Woodard (June 4, 1911 – March 3, 1996) was an American sports writer and sport executive. He was the President of the
Background
Woodard was born in
AFL career
Milt served under Joe Foss as the Assistant Commissioner from its inception in 1960 until 1966. Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Woodard was instrumental in making the decision to postpone the week's American Football League games, while the National Football League continued with theirs. The AFL was praised for its choice by several prominent sportswriters of the time, such as Red Smith.[2]
After briefly serving under Commissioner Al Davis, Woodard was appointed President of the American Football League in July 1966.
Personal life
After his career in the AFL, he retired in
See also
Other American Football League executives, contributors, and players
References
- ^ Woodard, Milt (1951). "So You Want to Run a Ball Club?".
- ^ "While the NFL played on in 1963 (Above), the AFL chose to - 09.24.01 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ Al Davis Resigns; Woddard Is In
- ^ Woddard resigns
- ^ "Washington Sports HOF inducttees". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ Sports notebook, Ed Spaulding, for the Houston Chronicle, Section Sports, Page 8, 3 STAR Edition, March 5, 1996, accessed May 26, 2012.