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Rod Paavola
Rod Paavola
	Paavola in 1960
Born	August 21, 1939; Hancock, Michigan
Died	December 3, 1995 (aged 56); Marquette, Michigan
National team	United States
Playing career	1957–1966
Men's ice hockey
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Rodney Earland Paavola (August 21, 1939 – December 3, 1995) was an American ice hockey player.

Paavola was of Finnish descent.^[1] He played football in high school for the Hancock Bulldogs.^[2]^[3] He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics as a member of the US Olympic Ice Hockey Team.^[4]

References

↑ Ruskeeahde, Jukka. "Yhdysvaltain jääkiekkoseurat, maajoukkueet ja niiden amerikansuomalaiset" (in Finnish). Finnish Society of Ice Hockey History [fi]. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
↑ "Ontonagon Ends Grid Season with 27–0 Loss to Hancock". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, MI. October 24, 1955. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Corgiat is 5th in U.P. Scoring". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, MI. September 21, 1956. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Fort Welcomes Olympian Back". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, KS. April 6, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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