Rufus Guthrie
Encyclopedia
Rufus Guthrie is a former American football
player in the National Football League
. He was selected as the 10th pick in the 1963 NFL Draft
by the Los Angeles Rams. He played collegiately
for the Georgia Tech football team
. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1971. After football, he established a successful career in real estate and died in 2000 from brain cancer.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was selected as the 10th pick in the 1963 NFL Draft
1963 NFL Draft
The 1963 National Football League Draft was held on December 4, 1962.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:...
by the Los Angeles Rams. He played collegiately
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for the Georgia Tech football team
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1971. After football, he established a successful career in real estate and died in 2000 from brain cancer.