Rodney Paavola
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Paavola in 1960 | |||||||||||||||||
| Born |
August 21, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
December 3, 1995 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1957–1966 | ||||||||||||||||
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Rodney Earland Paavola (August 21, 1939 – December 3, 1995) was an American ice hockey player.
Paavola was of Finnish descent. He played football in high school for the Hancock Bulldogs. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics as a member of the US Olympic Ice Hockey Team.