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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Cedar Point, Illinois, U.S. | January 26, 1939||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | LaSalle-Peru Twp. (IL) | ||||||||
College: | Illinois | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 1 / pick: 3 | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 1 / pick: 5 | ||||||||
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Joseph Casimiere Rutgens (born January 26, 1939) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He went to two Pro Bowls during his nine-year career. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected in the first round of the 1961 NFL draft with the third overall pick. Rutgens was also selected in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.
In 2008 Rutgens was selected as one of the top 10 defensive lineman in the history of University of Illinois. [1]
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