Ruben Rodriguez (American football)

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Ruben Rodriguez
No. 5,8,4
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1965-03-03) March 3, 1965 (age 58)
Visalia, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodlake Union (Woodlake, CA)
College: Arizona
NFL Draft: 1987  / Round: 5 / Pick: 131
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:238
Average:40.5
Player stats at NFL.com

Ruben Angel Rodriguez (born March 3, 1965) is a former American football punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos and New York Giants. He was a fifth round draft pick of the Seahawks in the 1987 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats. [2] [3] He is of Mexican American descent. [4]

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References

  1. "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  2. "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search".
  3. "Leg up on a Job -- with Rodriguez a Holdout, New Punter Getting His Kicks | the Seattle Times".
  4. Mario Longoria, Athletes Remembered: Mexicano/Latino Professional Football Players, 1929-1970, Bilingual Press, 1997, p. 130.