Ben Roderick

Benjamin Aaron Roderick was a professional football player during the early years of the National Football League with the Buffalo All-Americans, Canton Bulldogs and Buffalo Bisons. Roderick won an NFL championship with the Canton Bulldogs in 1923. He also played for Cleveland Tigers, while playing in the American Professional Football Association, the organization that later became the NFL.

College Football
In 1922, Ben transferred from Columbia University to Boston College. His teammate at Columbia, Sam Dana, who became the longest surviving NFL alumni in 2003, referred to Roderick as “a sweetheart of a player.” Dana later adopted Roderick's style of running.

Korean War
Roderick was 1 of 226 NFL personnel who served in the military during the Korean War.