That, of course, drew a roar of laughter.īut not too long after that, Woodson caused uproars of a different kind, committing to play football not at the school everyone expected, Ohio State, but instead, for their biggest rival - the Michigan Wolverines. “Why did you give me a ‘C’ in gym class?” “A lot of you guys that grew up with me, watched me play football, basketball, whatever, probably feel like I’m a pretty good athlete.” Woodson paused. In his acceptance speech, looking maybe 10 or 15 years younger than he does today, Charles had jokes. After a decorated career at Fremont Ross High School, he was named Ohio’s Mr. With his feet no longer crooked, Woodson’s rise to football prominence began in High School, where he once scored 7 touchdowns in a single game. “You want to talk about toughness, and where I get it from, and why I am how I am. Charles’ father when he was just 4 years old, leaving Georgia as a single mother to raise three kids. Poochie was a girls dog toy/stuffed animal, and Woodson actually had one with him during the segment.īut funny nicknames aside, Woodson credits his Mother, Georgia, for molding him into the man he is today. The funniest part about the entire episode that was Charles Woodson - one of the most fearless and most fierce competitors the NFL has ever had - was nicknamed “Poochie” by his Mother when he was a kid, because he liked to sing along to the song on TV. And like any loving brother or sister would do, Charles’ siblings would slide him around the house in his special shoes. Woodson’s feet were growing inward as a a child, and he had to wear special shoes to make sure this would not be an issue for him as an adult.
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