BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " JOHN WOOTEN " IS A FORMER FOOTBALL GUARD WHO PLAYED NINE PROFESSIONAL SEASONS IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOR THE CLEVELAND BROWNS AND WASHINGTON REDSKINS : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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John Wooten

John Wooten

Date of birth:	December 5, 1936 (age 77)
Place of birth:	Carlsbad, New Mexico
Career information
Position(s):	Guard
College:	Colorado
NFL Draft:	1959 / Round: 5 / Pick: 53
Organizations
As player:
1959-1967 1968	Cleveland Browns Washington Redskins
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls:	1965, 1966
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

John B. Wooten (born December 5, 1936 in Carlsbad, New Mexico) is a former American football guard who played nine professional seasons in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins. Wooten playedcollege football at the University of Colorado and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1959 NFL Draft.

On November 16, 2010 he was inducted into the Cleveland Browns Legends program. In 2012, Wooten was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame