Dwayne Donzell Woodruff was born on February 18,1957 and is an American judge and former professional football player who played twelve seasons as a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he accumulated 37 interceptions after being selected in the sixth round of the 1979 NFL draft.
15 Facts About Dwayne Woodruff
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Outside of football, Woodruff has a JD degree and is a common pleas judge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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Dwayne Woodruff made his NFL debut with the Steelers in September 1979, playing in all 16 games and making 2 interceptions in the postseason which were instrumental in the team's ascension to Super Bowl XIV.
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In 1982, Dwayne Woodruff led the team in interceptions with 5, ranking him as the AFC interception co-leader and resulting in his selection as the 1982 Steelers Most Valuable Player.
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Dwayne Woodruff picked off quarterback Ken Anderson's pass and returned it 30 yards to the 2 yard line; on the next play, Terry Bradshaw threw a 2-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to John Stallworth.
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Dwayne Woodruff was elected in 2005 to be a Judge in the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and has presided primarily in the Family Court Division for the past ten years.
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Dwayne Woodruff announced his candidacy for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in November 2014, but was unsuccessful in the May 2015 primary election.
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Dwayne Woodruff was however elected to a second, ten-year term on the Court of Common Pleas in the general election in November 2015, leading the slate of all eight judges, who were up for retention, with the highest vote totals.
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Dwayne Woodruff ran again for the state Supreme Court in the 2017 election, and earned the endorsement of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.
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Dwayne Woodruff is Chairman of the Board for the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh and the Vice President of the NFL Alumni Players Association.
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Dwayne Woodruff serves on the board of the United Way of Allegheny County, is a member of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity and a lifetime member of the NAACP.
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Dwayne Woodruff is a much sought after graduation and event speaker; having spoken in the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, Kentucky, Ohio, Florida and Alaska.
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Since 1982, the Dwayne Woodruff Scholarship has been awarded to a senior at New Richmond High School, his alma mater.
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Dwayne Woodruff returned to New Richmond for Homecoming in October 2015 to present the "NFL Golden Football" to his high school football coach, Ron Bird.
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Dwayne Woodruff has been inducted into the University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame, the New Richmond High School Hall of Fame, The Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame In 2012, he received the Kentucky Governors Cup Award and in October 2015, the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court System awarded him with the Judicial Outstanding Leadership Award.