Rod Breedlove

{{Short description|American football player (1938–2021)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox gridiron football person

|image=

|birth_date={{Birth date|1938|3|10|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Cresaptown, Maryland, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|2021|5|25|1938|3|10|mf=y}}

|Position=linebacker

|number=63

|College=Maryland

|DraftedYear=1960

|DraftedRound=3

|DraftedPick=35
(by the San Francisco 49ers)

| AFLDraftedYear = 1960

| AFLDraftedRound = 1

| AFLDraftedPick = First Selections

| AFLDraftedTeam = Los Angeles Chargers

|DatabaseFootball=BREEDROD01

|PFR=BreeRo00

|NFL=BRE174856

|playing_years1=1960–1964

|playing_team1=Washington Redskins

|playing_years2=1965–1967

|playing_team2=Pittsburgh Steelers

|career_highlights =

• 2× First-team All-ACC (1957, 1958)
• Second-team All-ACC (1959)

|ProBowls=1 (1962)

}}

Rodney Winston Breedlove (March 10, 1938 – May 25, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1960 to 1967. Breedlove was a one-time Pro Bowler in 1962.[http://www.nfl.com/players/rodbreedlove/profile?id=BRE174856 NFL Profile: Rod Breedlove], NFL.com

Breedlove received an All-American honorable mention in 1957–59, AP All-ACC selection in 1957 and 1958, and All-ACC First-team selection in 1957 as a Maryland Terrapins guard.