'The KKK Tried to Burn Our House Down': Super Bowl Champion Shares Terrifying Childhood Story

'The KKK tried to burn our house down': Super Bowl champion shares terrifying childhood story

Rod Woodson is one of the greatest defensive backs in NFL history, but before he ever made it to the league, he and his family faced plenty of racially charged hatred growing up in Indiana. Woodson, who was raised by a Black father and a white mother, said that some people didn’t accept his family…

“Tried to Burn Our House Down”: Ravens Legend Rod Woodson Recalls Dangerous Incident With KKK Followed by Death Threats

Former Baltimore Ravens hero Woodson is easily among the greatest defensive backs to have played in the NFL. He charted a long journey from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to get to the fame he currently enjoys. However, the journey to get there was not without some tragic hurdles. “The KKK tried to burn our house down […]

Super Bowl champion Rod Woodson says the KKK tried to burn his family's home down when he was 11 years old - NEW YORK TIMES POST

Super Bowl champion Rod Woodson said the Ku Klux Klan tried to burn down his house when he was a kid. Woodson, whose father was Black and mother was White, said he was 11 years old when he woke up in the middle of the night to flames emanating from the back of his house. [...]

Super Bowl champion Rod Woodson says the KKK tried to burn his family's home down when he was 11 years old

Super Bowl champion Rod Woodson revealed the Ku Klux Klan set his home on fire when he was 11, then sent a threatening letter to his mixed-race family a week later.

Super Bowl champion Rod Woodson says the KKK tried to burn his family's home down when he was 11 years old – Democratic Accent

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Rod Woodson Recalls KKK Attempt to Burn Indiana Home

Hall of Fame defensive back Rod Woodson says his biracial family faced racial hostility growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. When he was about 11, someone set fire to the family’s home; a threatening letter signed by the Ku Klux Klan arrived a week later. Woodson says his father taught him to embrace his identity rather than let others define it.