Birth Date: | March 10, 1938 |
Birth Place: | Cresaptown, Maryland, U.S. |
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: | |
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.[1]
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.