Rufus Granderson Explained

Rufus Granderson
Number:75
Position:Defensive tackle
Birth Date:13 August 1936
Birth Place:Waco, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:277
High School:Temple (TX)
College:Prairie View A&M
Draftyear:1959
Draftround:19
Draftpick:221
Pastteams:
  • Dallas Texans (1960)
Pfr:G/GranRu20

Rufus Will Granderson I (August 13, 1936 – October 20, 2015), was an American football defensive tackle who played one season with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the nineteenth round of the 1959 NFL draft. He played college football at Prairie View A&M University and attended Temple High School in Temple, Texas.[1] He died in 2015 at the age of 79.[2]

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  1. Web site: RUFUS GRANDERSON . profootballarchives.com . March 19, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143230/http://www.profootballarchives.com/gran00600.html . April 2, 2015 .
  2. Web site: Rufus Will Granderson I . obits.mlive.com . November 9, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822143845/http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?pid=176212354 . August 22, 2016 .