Tim Ruddy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| No. 61 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Center | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | April 27, 1972 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Dunmore (Dunmore, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994: 2nd round, 65th pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
| |||||||
Tim Ruddy (born April 27, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1994 to 2003. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
- Attended Dunmore High School in Dunmore, PA, playing football under legendary coach Jack Henzes
- Named honorable mention All-America by Sporting News as a Senior
- Selected as 15th best prospect in the nation by Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Won the state championship in the shot put as a senior, took third in the state in the discus that year
- Earned two letters as two-way tackle, long snapper and kicker
- Lettered three times in track, performing in the discus and shot put
- Graduated from Dunmore High School with perfect 4.0 GPA
- Nicknamed 'Big Master'
College career
Ruddy attended The University of Notre Dame from 1990 to 1994. He was a four-year letterman and two year starter during this time. As a senior, he elected as one of the team's captains and was selected as a second-team All-America and first-team All-Independent by The Football News and the Associated Press.
Ruddy also posted a perfect 4.0 GPA his junior and senior years at Notre Dame. He graduated summa cum laude with a 3.86 GPA and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He also earned post-graduate scholarships from the NCAA and the National Football Foundation. He was named as an Academic All-American during both his junior and senior years, and was named the GTE Academic All American of the Year in his senior season.