a patient of Dr. Joseph Murray at Valley Forge General Hospital from 1945 to 1947. Murray won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990 for work in organ and cell transplantation. Woods and his case is featured in Dr. Murray's 2001 autobiography, Surgery Of The Soul: Reflections on a Curious Career. Over the next two years, Woods was operated on 24 times to construct a new face, often with very little anesthesia. Radio and politics Woods prevailed and began a very successful career in construction and in radio and television stations. He built a multimillion-dollar empire in franchises all over the country. He owned WTVY in Dothan, Alabama from its early years until 2000, in addition to other radio and television stations. He ran for governor and lieutenant governor of Alabama, once running against George Wallace. He was known for his long-form self-purchased television campaign commercials. He came close to winning the Democratic nomination for Alabama Lieutenant Governor in 1974, leading in the first round of voting but losing in a runoff to incumbent Jere Beasley. In Nevada, he had a respectable performance in the Democratic primary against Harry Reid in 1992, although Reid won re-election in the primary and the general election. Woods also sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1992 as a long-shot candidate. He showed best in North Dakota, winning 20.26% after write-in winner Ross Perot, Lyndon LaRouche and before eventual nominee and President of the United States Bill Clinton. His presidential bid slogan was The Businessman's Approach. Woods then ran in the Republican primaries for US Senate elections in Nevada in 1994 and Alabama in 1996, but lost in the primaries both times. In 2000 and 2002, he won the Democratic nominations to run in Alabama's second Congressional district, and was defeated by Republican Terry Everett twice. Despite the intense suffering he underwent, he always said, "I consider myself an ordinary man greatly blessed by God." Personal life Woods lived in Dothan, Alabama until his death in 2004. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Electoral history Source: Alabama gubernatorial election, 1966 (Democratic primary) Lurleen Wallace – 480,841 (54.10%) Richmond Flowers – 172,386 (19.40%) Carl Elliott – 71,972 (8.10%) Bob Gilchrist – 49,502 (5.57%) Charles Woods – 41,148 (4.63%) John Malcolm Patterson – 31,011 (3.49%) Jim Folsom – 24,145 (2.72%) A.W. Todd – 9,013 (1.01%) Alabama gubernatorial election, 1970 (Democratic primary) Albert Brewer