Rufus Porter (American football)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 18, 1965 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Amite, Louisiana | ||||||||
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| College: | Southern | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1988 | ||||||||
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Rufus Porter (born May 18, 1965 in Amite, Louisiana) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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College career
He played at Southern University.
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
He played for team from 1988-1994. He went to two Pro Bowls and one All-Pro during his tenure.
New Orleans Saints
He played for team for two seasons.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
He played his last year with the team.
Personal
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]
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- NFL player using deprecated currentteam parameter
- NFL player with pastcoaching parameter
- NFL player with pastexecutive parameter
- Infobox NFL player with debut/final parameters
- 1965 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Southern Jaguars football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players
- People from Amite City, Louisiana
