Rod Shoate

No. 56

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth:

April 25, 1953

Place of birth:

Spiro, Oklahoma

Date of death:

October 4, 1999 (aged 46)

Place of death:

Spiro, Oklahoma

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 NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

College Football Hall of Fame

Roderick Shoate (April 26, 1953 – October 4, 1999) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. 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 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

1974 Oklahoma Sooners football—AP national champions

Karl Baldischwiler Dean Blevins Billy Brooks Sam Claphan Steve Davis Zac Henderson Randy Hughes Horace Ivory Elvis Peacock Tony Peters Lee Roy Selmon Dewey Selmon Rod Shoate Joe Washington Head coach: Barry Switzer Assistant coaches: Donnie Duncan Galen Hall Warren Harper Larry Lacewell Rex Norris Jerry Pettibone

1973 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB David Jaynes RB John Cappelletti RB Woody Green RB Kermit Johnson WR Lynn Swann TE Bennie Cunningham OT John Hicks OT Booker Brown G Buddy Brown G Bill Yoest C Bill Wyman

Defense	DL Tony Cristiani DL John Dutton DL Dave Gallagher DL Lucious Selmon LB Randy Gradishar LB Rod Shoate LB Richard Wood DB Dave Brown DB Artimus Parker DB Randy Rhino DB Mike Townsend

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

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