Rusty Rebowe

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Rusty Rebowe
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1956-01-17) January 17, 1956 (age 68)
Destrehan, Louisiana
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Destrehan
(Destrehan, Louisiana)
College: Nicholls State
Undrafted: 1978
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:0
Sacks:0
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at PFR

Rusty Rebowe (born January 17, 1956) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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Playing career

High School career

Rebowe from Norco, Louisiana played high school football at Destrehan High School where he was named Class 3A state defensive most valuable player in 1973. [1] [2] His team won the 1973 LHSAA 3A state championship. [1] [3]

College career

Rebowe played college football at Nicholls State University. [4] In his junior year in 1976, he was named second-team All-Gulf South Conference and during his senior year in 1977, he was named player of the year in the Gulf South Conference and was a consensus first-team Associated Press All-American, first-team Kodak All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and first-team NCAA All-American. [1] [5] He finished his career as the all-time leading tackler in school history with 655 total tackles (solo and assists), all-time leader in solo tackles with 412, all-time leader for tackles in a season with 239 and tackles in a game with 23. [6]

Professional career

Rebowe was a free agent selection of the New Orleans Saints in 1978 and played for the team during the 1978 season. [7] [8] In 1979, he was a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League. [1] [2]

Personal life

Rebowe's brother, Tim Rebowe, is the current head coach at Nicholls State. [2] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "This is Rusty Rebowe". L'Observateur. June 8, 1998. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Renois, Teddy (June 9, 2012). "Rebowe overcame deficiencies by using smarts to become great". The Houma Courier. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Destrehan Wildcats". 14-0productions.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rusty Rebowe". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nicholls State Colonels media guide: Colonel Accolades" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 61. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Nicholls State Colonels media guide: Team Records" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 56. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Rusty Rebowe". nfl.com. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  8. ↑ Maxymuk, John (16 February 2015). Uniform Numbers of the NFL [All-Time Rosters, Facts and Figures]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 370. ISBN   978-1476603988 . Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Nicholls sees Rebowe as perfect fit to direct Colonel football program". riverparishfootball.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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