Rodney Paavola

Rod Paavola
Paavola in 1960
Born (1939-08-21)August 21, 1939
Hancock, Michigan
Died December 3, 1995(1995-12-03) (aged 56)
Marquette, Michigan
National team  United States
Playing career 19571966
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1960 Squaw ValleyTeam competition

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.