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Rufus Granderson

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Place of birth:
  
Waco, Texas

Role
  
American football player

Height
  
1.96 m


High school:
  
Temple (TX)

Weight
  
126 kg

Name
  
Rufus Granderson

Positions
  
Tackle

Date of birth:
  
(1936-08-13)August 13, 1936

Date of death:
  
October 20, 2015(2015-10-20) (aged 79)

NFL draft:
  
1959 / Round: 19 / Pick: 221

Died
  
October 20, 2015, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

College
  
Prairie View A&M Panthers football

Place of death:
  
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Rufus Granderson: Football Defensive Tackle


Rufus Will Granderson I (August 13, 1936 – October 20, 2015) was an American football defensive tackle who played one season with the Dallas Texans of the American Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the nineteenth round of the 1959 NFL Draft. He played college football at Prairie View A&M University and attended Temple High School in Temple, Texas. He died in 2015 at the age of 79.

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