Rufus Ferguson
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Miami, Florida, U.S.
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| Position | Running back |
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| Born | April 28, 1951 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Miami Killian (Kendall, Florida) |
| College | Wisconsin (1970–1972) |
| NFL draft | 1973: 16th round, 404th overall pick |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Rufus Ferguson (born April 28, 1951), nicknamed "the Roadrunner", is an American former football running back.
Ferguson was born in Miami, Florida, in 1951 and played high school football at Miami Killian High School.
University of Wisconsin
Ferguson played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers from 1970 to 1972. Rufus Ferguson was the first regular season 1000 Yard Rusher for the University of Wisconsin. He set a Wisconsin career record with 2,814 rushing yards.[1] (His career rushing record was broken by Billy Marek in 1975.) As a junior, he rushed for 1,222 yards and was selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) as a first-team running back on the 1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[1][2][3][4] As a senior, he rushed for 1,004 yards and was selected by the AP as a first-team player and by the UPI as a second-team player on the 1972 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[1][5][6] He received a degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin in June 1973.[7]
