John B Wooten was born on December 5,1936 and is an American former professional football player who was a guard for nine seasons in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins.
17 Facts About John Wooten
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John Wooten first played high school football as a sophomore in 1952, and he eventually earned All-State honors in football and basketball.
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John Wooten attended and played college football at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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John Wooten joined the team in 1955 and became the second African-American varsity football player in the program's history.
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John Wooten is believed to be one of the first African-Americans to earn All-America honors playing a position in the interior line.
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John Wooten graduated in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.
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John Wooten was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
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John Wooten was selected as one of 25 members of Colorado's All-Century Team in 1989, honoring the school's first 100 years of intercollegiate football.
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John Wooten was drafted in the fifth round of the 1959 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns, where he would play left guard for the next nine seasons.
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Brown led the league in rushing for six of the seven seasons John Wooten served as one of his blockers, and was the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1965 with 1,544 yards and a league-best 21 touchdowns.
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In 2010, John Wooten was inducted into the Browns Ring of Honor, as well as the Browns Legends program.
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In July 1968, John Wooten demanded a trade from the Browns after a dispute with the organization involving an all-white Browns' golf outing in Ashland, Ohio.
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John Wooten then became a scout with the Dallas Cowboys from 1975 to 1979.
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John Wooten was promoted to Director of Pro Personnel in 1980.
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John Wooten was promoted to Vice President of Player Personnel in 1994.
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In 2003, John Wooten became the Chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, an advocacy group who works in conjunction with the National Football League as it relates to minority hiring in coaching, scouting and front office positions.
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John Wooten is a resident of Arlington, Texas, where he lives with his wife.