Shawn Wooden was a safety with an 9 year career from 1996 to 2004. He was forced to retire due to a back injury. He played for the Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins

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 and Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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Wooden attended Abington Senior High School

Abington Senior High School

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, where he rushed for 1,349 yards as a running back

Running back

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 in his senior season. He then attended the University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

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, where he played cornerback

Cornerback

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. The highlight of his college playing days came when he broke up Charlie Ward

Charlie Ward

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's final pass when Notre Dame (ranked #2 at the time) defeated FSU (ranked #1 at the time) in 1993.