Earl Daniel Woodyard Jr. (June 17, 1946 – April 6, 2015) was a longtime Pittsburgh Police leader, who was appointed acting Pittsburgh Police Chief from September 29, 2006 – October 31, 2006, after the death of mayor Bob O'Connor. Woodyard’s career with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police spans 33 years during which time, he worked his through the ranks from uniformed officer to Deputy Chief. In 1990, Woodyard was promoted to lieutenant, assigned to the North Side Zone One station. "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." - Henry David Thoreau