Arizona residing at Fountain View Village retirement community. Woodruff's last public appearance was on April 15, 2007 when he, along with the members of the Tuskegee Airmen, was honored by the Arizona Diamondbacks by throwing out the first pitch. John Woodruff is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis (section 46, lot 86). Legacy Each year, a 5-kilometer road race is held in Connellsville to honor Woodruff. In 2016, the 1936 Olympic journey of the eighteen Black American athletes, including Woodruff, was documented in the film Olympic Pride, American Prejudice. References External links John Woodruff, Connellsville's Olympic Champion by Jim Kriek The John Woodruff Story by Julie Bertsch Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article on Woodruff's 70th anniversary of race Article on Woodruff, 70 years after his Olympic race John Woodruff's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project 1915 births 2007 deaths American male middle-distance runners African-American male track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area Track and field athletes from Pennsylvania New York University alumni People from Hightstown, New Jersey Sportspeople from New Rochelle, New York People from Connellsville, Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh alumni Pittsburgh Panthers men's track and field athletes Burials at Crown Hill Cemetery Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field United States Army personnel of World War II National Guard (United States) officers New York National Guard personnel 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people African-American history of Westchester County, New York Military personnel from Pennsylvania Military personnel from New Jersey