10 Facts About Ron Woodroof

Ronald Dickson Woodroof was an American man who created what would become known as the Dallas Buyers Club in March 1988, one of several such AIDS buyers clubs that sprang up at the time.

Ron Woodroof sued the United States Food and Drug Administration over a ban on peptide T, a drug he was using.

Ron Woodroof was born in Dallas, Texas, on February 3,1950, to Garland Odell Ron Woodroof and Willie Mae Hughes.

Ron Woodroof then married Brenda Shari Robin on October 4,1982, in Lubbock.

Ron Woodroof was said to have lost all his friends after they found out he was HIV-positive.

The movie Dallas Buyers Club depicts Ron Woodroof as holding homophobic views prior to contracting HIV.

Ron Woodroof was a member of the Dallas Gay Alliance.

Ron Woodroof acquired nutritional supplements and drugs not approved by the FDA for use in the United States, which he found helpful in ameliorating his symptoms.

Ron Woodroof's life was the basis of the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club.

Ron Woodroof was portrayed in the film by Matthew McConaughey, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Woodroof.