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Woody Strode

CTL-P-0893 · Person · 1940s–1950s

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Broke the NFL color barrier with the 1946 Los Angeles Rams; character actor (Spartacus) who also wrestled professionally

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Broke the NFL color barrier with the 1946 Los Angeles Rams; character actor (Spartacus) who also wrestled professionally

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UCLA football and decathlon star alongside Kenny Washington and Jackie Robinson; in 1946 he and Washington broke the NFL color barrier with the Los Angeles Rams; also a professional wrestler (wrestled Gorgeous George); played the gladiator opposite Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960); 1914-1994 — per the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Western Performers Hall of Fame inductee page (fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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