| School: | Tennessee Volunteers |
| Currentposition: | Quarterback |
| Birth Date: | 21 July 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Millington, Tennessee |
| Death Place: | Joiner, Arkansas |
| Pastschools: | Tennessee (1909 - 1912) |
Rufus Cromwell Branch (July 21, 1890 – February 27, 1969) was an American planter and businessman.[1] He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee as a quarterback. He was also a pitcher on the baseball team.[2] He was credited with bringing John Barnhill to the University of Arkansas.[1] [3]
In 1910, Branch threw a 35-yard pass to W. C. Johnson in the loss to Georgia.[4] He was captain of the 1911 team.
Branch was also a World War I pilot.[1]
Branch died at his home in Joiner, Arkansas known as the Black Cat Plantation.