Editor’s note: Every day, from now until Penn State football’s Class of 2017 reports to campus June 24, we’ll highlight a different one of the Nittany Lions’ 17 incoming signees. Today is Day 2 of the 17-day series.
In R. Nelson Snider High School history, Rod Woodson and Mac Hippenhammer set the standard for speed on the football field.
Woodson became a legend in the Fort Wayne, Ind., area, as he went on to earn All-America honors as a defensive back at Purdue and become a Pro Football Hall of Famer. But before he starred in the Big Ten and for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he left his mark at Snider — where he excelled in football, basketball and track and field.