Jeff Rutledge
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Born: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | January 22, 1957||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1979 / Round: 9 / Pick: 246 | ||||||||||||
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Jeffrey Ronald Rutledge (born January 22, 1957) is an American former
Rutledge played
Early years
Rutledge was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He was part of a team that earned back-to-back state titles at L. Frazier Banks High School in Birmingham, Alabama. As a senior, he was a member of the 1974 Parade High School All-American team.[1]
College career
Rutledge played collegiately at
He finished his college career with a 33-5 record as a starter, which currently ranks him as the University of Alabama's seventh all-time winningest quarterback. He received his degree from Alabama in Business Administration and in 2011, was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
His brother Gary Rutledge was also a quarterback at Alabama from 1972 to 1974.
Playing career
His finest moment as a professional player came when as a member of the Redskins he came off the bench in a game versus the Detroit Lions in 1990. Trailing 35-14 with 10:37 left in the third quarter Rutledge replaced an ineffective Stan Humphries and led a great comeback. He completed 30 of 42 passes for 363 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 12 yards for the game-tying touchdown with only 24 seconds remaining. In overtime, he hit Art Monk with a vital 40-yard pass on third and 15 to help set up Chip Lohmiller's game-winning field goal.
That game meant that Rutledge got the nod to start the following week on Monday Night against the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that was to become infamously known as the "Body Bag Game". Rutledge, first, and then Stan Humphries were knocked out of the game, leaving emergency quarterback Brian Mitchell (a kick returner and former college quarterback) to finish the game. Rutledge would never start an NFL game again but he did see spot duty in relief of returning starter Mark Rypien in the Redskins' 1991 Super Bowl Championship season, including some playing time in the last game of the regular season, again against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Coaching career
In the spring of 2007 Rutledge got his first NFL coaching job when he was hired as quarterbacks coach with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals,[5] with direct charge over Kurt Warner. That year, the Cardinals made a late season run and earned a Super Bowl berth, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-23. When the Cardinals hired a new offensive coordinator at the end of that season, Rutledge and most of the offensive staff were fired.[3][6]
Rutledge served as the
In April 2010, Rutledge agreed to become the head football coach at
In May 2013, Rutledge was hired by Valley Christian High School in Chandler, Arizona as a full-time staff member and also to lead the football program. He coached for five seasons until stepping down in 2017, going 23-28 as coach.[4][7]
Personal life
Rutledge is a Christian and attends Arizona Community Church in Chandler. He and his wife Laura and have 3 children.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "High School Football Database - All-American (Parade 1974)". Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Jeff Rutledge player profile". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Cirillo, Chip (April 26, 2010). "Pope John Paul II hires Jeff Rutledge". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 3, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Jeff Rutledge Named as Football Head Coach - Valley Christian High School". Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ WKRN. April 26, 2010. Archived from the originalon April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ a b "NFL vet Rutledge returning as high school coach". Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. April 27, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ "Ex-Cardinals QBS coach Jeff Rutledge steps down as Valley Christian football coach".
- ^ "Jeff Rutledge Bio". Valley Christian High School. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.