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==Background==
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[[Image:WoodyStrode.jpg|right|thumb|400px| Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)]]
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[[Image:Mwslvnoraandpompey.jpg|right|thumb|400px| Woody Strode as Pompey with a [[Winchester Model 1892]] in ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' (1962)]]
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Woody Strode was a pioneer in many aspects during his lifetime. He played for the UCLA Bruins football team during the 1930's when there were very few black collegiate athletes. He was also an outstanding decathelete. One of his college buddies was Jackie Robinson. He was also one of the first black men to play professional football when he was hired by the Los Angeles Rams in 1946. Later during his acting career he broke new ground when he played characters who were strong and capable and more than just faithful family retainers.  
 
Woody Strode was a pioneer in many aspects during his lifetime. He played for the UCLA Bruins football team during the 1930's when there were very few black collegiate athletes. He was also an outstanding decathelete. One of his college buddies was Jackie Robinson. He was also one of the first black men to play professional football when he was hired by the Los Angeles Rams in 1946. Later during his acting career he broke new ground when he played characters who were strong and capable and more than just faithful family retainers.  
  
'''Woody Strode can be seen using firearms in the following films:'''
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==Film==
 
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[[Image:WoodyStrode.jpg|right|thumb|400px| Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)]]
 
[[Image:Once6.jpg|thumb|right|400px|[[Woody Strode]] as Stoney with his [[Winchester Model 1892|Winchester Model 1892 'Mare's Leg']] in ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' (1968).]]
 
[[Image:Mwslvnoraandpompey.jpg|right|thumb|400px| Woody Strode as Pompey with a [[Winchester Model 1892]] in ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' (1962)]]
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 19:46, 13 October 2013

Woody Strode (1914 - 1994)
Woody Strode as Pompey with a Winchester Model 1892 in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

Woody Strode was a pioneer in many aspects during his lifetime. He played for the UCLA Bruins football team during the 1930's when there were very few black collegiate athletes. He was also an outstanding decathelete. One of his college buddies was Jackie Robinson. He was also one of the first black men to play professional football when he was hired by the Los Angeles Rams in 1946. Later during his acting career he broke new ground when he played characters who were strong and capable and more than just faithful family retainers.

Woody Strode can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

Film

Gun Character Film Note Date
M1 Garand Pvt. Franklin Pork Chop Hill 1959
Winchester Model 1892 Pompey The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
Winchester Model 1892 Jake Sharp The Professionals 1966
Winchester Model 1892 'Mare's Leg' Stoney Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
Winchester Model 1866 "Yellow Boy" George Keoma 1976

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