Offensive tackle, Illinois, to 1960
Joe Rutgens
- Born
- Jan 26, 1939, in Cedar Point, Illinois
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Joe Rutgens played offensive tackle at Illinois (to 1960). The Washington Redskins took Rutgens in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1961 NFL Draft. The Oakland Raiders also took him in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1961 AFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
All-America: UPI third team 1960
The teams in those years
Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 2 (1963, 1965)
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