Chris Woods

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Christopher Wyatt Woods (born July 19, 1962 in Birmingham) is a building contractor and former professional wide receiver.

Woods is the son of Reverend Calvin Woods, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Norwood, and a notable figure in the Civil Rights Movement.

Woods played for the Auburn Tigers and was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1st round (28th overall) of the 1984 Supplemental Draft. He played two seasons for the Raiders and one season for the Denver Broncos, mostly as a punt returner.

After leaving the NFL, Woods started a career as a building contractor. He founded Magic City Construction and C. W. Woods Contracting Services in 1985 and opened offices in the Farley Building. Both companies went into bankruptcy in 1997 after disputes with vendors and subcontractors. Mayor Larry Langford hired Woods to manage capital projects for the city, and the reorganized C. W. Woods Contracting won bids to construct the Birmingham Police Department West Precinct headquarters, the Fountain Heights Recreation Center and the Negro Southern League Museum.

Those contracts were terminated under William Bell's administration due to delays in construction. Woods filed a wrongful termination suit and won a $2.58 million judgment from the city in September 2015. In 2016 Woods appeared before the Birmingham City Council to accuse Michael Bell and David Merrida of the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority of demanding kickbacks from public contracts.

In March 2017 Woods announced his intention to challenge William Bell for Mayor of Birmingham in the August municipal election. Though he owns homes in Birmingham and Irondale, moved into an apartment at the Park 35 on Clairmont and listed that as his primary address in updating his voting and driver's license registration. Activist Iva Williams filed a lawsuit seeking to disqualify Woods from the Mayoral race on the basis that he did not establish residency.

References

  • Edgemon, Erin (November 1, 2016) "Birmingham pays $2.58 million to contractor who won 2013 lawsuit." The Birmingham News
  • Edgemon, Erin (November 22, 2016) "Builder, who won lawsuit against Birmingham, publicly accuses mayor's brother of corruption." The Birmingham News
  • Archibald, John (December 9, 2016) "Contractor describes corruption, threats at city of Birmingham." The Birmingham News
  • Hrynkiw, Ivana (June 21, 2017) "Community activist suing Birmingham mayoral candidate, says he does not live in the city." The Birmingham News

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