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Rod Shoate

American football player (1953–1999)

American football player

Rod Shoate

No. 56

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Born:

(1953-04-25)April 25, 1953
Spiro, Oklahoma, U.S.

Died:

October 4, 1999(1999-10-04) (aged 46)
Spiro, Oklahoma, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

214 lb (97 kg)

Career information

High school:

Spiro (OK)

College:

Oklahoma

NFL draft:

1975 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College Football Hall of Fame

Roderick Shoate (April 26, 1953 – October 4, 1999) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was a four-time All-Big 8 Conference Player and a three-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma. He played seven seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots, and then in the United States Football League (USFL) for the New Jersey Generals and Memphis Showboats.

Shoate, who died in 1999 after a long illness, was elected posthumously to the College Football Hall of Fame.^[1] in 2013.

Former coaches and teammates attribute Shoate's speed, attention to detail, and relentless pursuit of the other team to his success as a player.^[2]

References

^ "OU's Rod Shoate goes into Hall of Fame on a day Bosworth does not | Tulsa World". Archived from the original on 2013-05-23.
^ The Oklahoman ^{[dead link]}

Offense

Defense

v t e 1974 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Steve Bartkowski RB Anthony Davis RB Archie Griffin RB Joe Washington WR Peter Demmerle TE Bennie Cunningham OT Marvin Crenshaw OT John Roush G Gerry DiNardo G Ken Huff C Steve Myers
Defense	DL Rubin Carter DL Leroy Cook DL Pat Donovan DL Mike Hartenstine DL Louie Kelcher DL Jimmy Webb DL Randy White LB Kenneth Bernich LB Woodrow Lowe LB Rod Shoate LB Richard Wood DB Dave Brown DB John Provost DB Pat Thomas

v t e 1974 Oklahoma Sooners football—AP national champions
Vickey Ray Anderson Karl Baldischwiler Dean Blevins Billy Brooks Sam Claphan Jim Culbreath Kyle Davis Steve Davis Jimbo Elrod Gary Gibbs Zac Henderson Dave Hudgens Randy Hughes Horace Ivory Tinker Owens Elvis Peacock Jimmy Rogers John Roush Tony Peters Lee Roy Selmon Dewey Selmon Rod Shoate Mike Vaughan Joe Washington Head coach: Barry Switzer Assistant coaches: Donnie Duncan Galen Hall Warren Harper Larry Lacewell Wendell Mosley Rex Norris Jerry Pettibone

1974 Oklahoma Sooners football—AP national champions

v t e New England Patriots 1975 NFL draft selections
Russ Francis Rod Shoate Pete Cusick Allen Carter Steve Burks Steve Grogan Steve Freeman Lawrence Williams Rene Garnett Matt Kendon Condredge Holloway Joe Harvey Tom Gossom Don Clayton Kerry Marbury Myke Horton