Ben Roderick

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ben Roderick

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth_date|1899|5|11}}

| birth_place = Navarre, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|11|30|1899|5|11}}

| death_place = Canton, Ohio, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lbs = 179

| position = Fullback, tailback

| college = Boston College, Columbia University, Wooster College

| number = 5 (1923 Canton) {{Unbulleted list|2 (1923 Buffalo)|20 (1926)|11 (1927)[http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~maxymuk/home/ongoing/ongoing.html Uniform Numbers of the NFL: Pre-1933 Defunct Teams]}}

| pfr = RodeBe20

| teams =

Canton Bulldogs (1920)
Cleveland Tigers (1921)
Canton Bulldogs (1923)
Buffalo All-Americans (1923)
Canton Bulldogs (1926)
Buffalo Bisons (1927)

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Benjamin Aaron Roderick (May 11, 1899 – November 30, 1974) was a professional American football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo All-Americans, Canton Bulldogs and Buffalo Bisons. Roderick won an NFL championship with the Canton Bulldogs in 1923.{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RodeBe20.htm| title = Ben Roderick Stats {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com| website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He also played for Cleveland Tigers, while playing in the American Professional Football Association, the organization that later became the NFL.{{Cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/in-the-pros.pdf |title=Eagles in the Pros |access-date=2009-03-26 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185936/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/in-the-pros.pdf |url-status=dead }}

College football

In 1922, Roderick transferred from Columbia University to Boston College. His teammate at Columbia, Sam Dana, who became the longest surviving NFL alumnus in 2003, referred to Roderick as "a sweetheart of a player". Dana later adopted Roderick's style of running.[http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/25-06-1010.pdf Sam Dana Turns 100] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206044754/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/25-06-1010.pdf |date=February 6, 2009 }}

Korean War

Roderick was one of 226 NFL personnel who served in the military during the Korean War.{{Cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/war/korean/honor_roll.jsp |title=Football and America: Korean War |access-date=2009-03-26 |archive-date=2009-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107055445/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/war/korean/honor_roll.jsp |url-status=dead }}