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 |
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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]