Ted Woodward attended Franklin & Marshall College whenathletic schedules were shorter than they are currently, the squadsizes were smaller and it was easier to compete in multiplesports. The day of specialization had not yetarrived.
According to Gordon “Slim” Chalmers, a member of theF&M Sports Hall of Fame, Woodward was an outstanding athlete insoccer, cross country, swimming, tennis, and track &field. Woodward won four varsity letters his junior year andfive as a senior.
Details of his accomplishments in some sports areunavailable.
A halfback on the soccer team, co-captain Woodward played allfour quarters of all nine games as a senior and was a strongscoring threat in each if his seasons. As a member of the track andfield team, his specialty was the mile run. During his seniorseason, he placed third in the Class A mile run and led F&M tothe team title at the Central Pennsylvania Conference 16th AnnualTrack & Field Meet. His best time in the mile run was4:18.
On the swim team, Woodward’s specialties were the fancydiving and 100-yard freestyle. He was an important part ofthe 1932 undefeated swim team that flew to Pittsburgh for a meetwith Carnegie Mellon. While F&M lost the meet, they lefttheir mark in history as the first F&M athletic team to travelby airplane to a competition.
Following graduation as a Phi Beta Kappa in 1934 with a degreein chemistry, Woodward attended the University of Maryland Schoolof Medicine. After internships at the University of Marylandand Henry Ford Hospitals, he entered the military service andspecialized in tropical diseases. He was posted throughoutthe world during his five-year tour of duty. Woodward heldacademic appointments at the University of Maryland, Johns HopkinsUniversity and the Veterans Administration.
He served as professor and chairman of the University ofMaryland School of Medicine from 1954 to 1981. Woodwardserved as a consultant frequently and held numerous boardmemberships. He also received many awards and decorations,including one from the Emperor of Japan for his outstandingcontribution to the field of medicine between Japan and the UnitedStates. For years, he was recognized as one of theworld’s authorities on tropical diseases. Retired butstill active professionally, Woodward lives in Baltimore, M.D.
