Council Rudolph Explained

Position:Defensive end
Number:77, 74, 78
Birth Date:18 January 1950
Birth Place:Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:255
High School:Anniston (AL) Cobb
College:Kentucky State
Draftyear:1972
Draftround:7
Draftpick:160
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played – started
Statvalue1:72 – 41
Statlabel2:Interceptions
Statvalue2:1
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:3

Council Rudolph, Jr. (born January 18, 1950) is a former professional American football player.

Career

Rudolph played defensive end for six seasons for the Houston Oilers, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Council attended Kentucky State University, where he is in the Hall of Fame. Council was also inducted into the Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.

After football

In 1982, Rudolph opened The Check Casher, the first check cashing business in Tampa, Florida.[1] Rudolph was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaufman. Ira. EX-PLAYERS, NFLPA UNION BATTLING OVER PENSIONS. online article. Blackathlete.net. November 6, 2011. April 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404142005/http://blackathlete.net/artman2/publish/Football_7/Ex-Players_Union_Battling_Over_Pensions.shtml. dead.