. . . . . . . . "Roderick Shoate (April 25, 1953 \u2013 October 4, 1999) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a four-time All-Big 8 Conference Player and a three-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma. He played seven seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots, and then in the United States Football League for the New Jersey Generals and Memphis Showboats. Shoate struggled with drug addiction and spent some time in prison before dying of AIDS at age 46 in 1999 in his home town of Spiro, OK. Shoate was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. in 2013."@en . . "1953-04-25"^^ . "Shoate, Rod"@en . . . "SHOATROD01"@en . "90266"^^ . "214"^^ . . . "1"^^ . "1999-10-04"^^ . "Spiro, Oklahoma, United States"@en . "1953-04-25"^^ . "* New England Patriots \n* New Jersey Generals \n* Memphis Showboats"@en . . "6"^^ . "Rod Shoate"@en . "1999-10-04"^^ . "41"^^ . "New England Patriots"@en . "rodshoate/2525532"@en . "Spiro, Oklahoma, United States"@en . . . "1975"^^ . . "American football player, linebacker"@en . . . . "1975"^^ . . "Roderick Shoate (April 25, 1953 \u2013 October 4, 1999) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a four-time All-Big 8 Conference Player and a three-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma. He played seven seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots, and then in the United States Football League for the New Jersey Generals and Memphis Showboats. Shoate struggled with drug addiction and spent some time in prison before dying of AIDS at age 46 in 1999 in his home town of Spiro, OK. Shoate was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. in 2013. Former coaches and teammates attribute Shoate's speed, attention to detail, and relentless pursuit of the other team to his success as a player."@en . "--"@en . . "Rod Shoate"@en . . . "2"^^ . . .