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Born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U. S., " Long " John Woodruff was only a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh in 1936 when he placed second at the National AAU meet and first at the Olympic Trials ( in the heat 1: 49, 9 ; WR 1: 49, 8 ), earning a spot on the U. S. Olympic team.

Woodruff was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.