Rufus Porter (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 18, 1965 Amite, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Baton Rouge (LA) Capitol | ||||||||
| College: | Southern | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1988 | ||||||||
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Rufus Porter (born May 18, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Southern Jaguars.
College career
[edit]Porter played at Southern University.
Professional career
[edit]Seattle Seahawks
[edit]Porter played for the Seahawks from 1988-1994. He was selected to two Pro Bowls and earned one All-Pro during his tenure. Porter suffered a serious groin injury in a game vs. Houston in 1990.
New Orleans Saints
[edit]Porter played for the Saints for two seasons.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]Porter played his last year with the Buccaneers.
Personal
[edit]Porter's son, Rufus Jr. played linebacker for Louisiana Tech University.[1]
Porter operates the nonprofit organization 8to80 that focuses on building healthy lives in the Baton Rouge area.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Catching up with: Rufus Porter". www.seahawks.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011.
- ^ "Catching up with: Rufus Porter". www.seahawks.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011.