Rusty Rebowe

Rusty Rebowe (born January 17, 1956) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Rusty Rebowe
No. 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1956-01-17) January 17, 1956
Destrehan, Louisiana
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Destrehan
(Destrehan, Louisiana)
College:Nicholls State
Undrafted:1978
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:0
Sacks:0
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Playing career

High School career

Rebowe from Norco, Louisiana played high school football at Destrehan High School where he was named Class 3A state defensive most valuable player in 1973.[1][2] His team won the 1973 LHSAA 3A state championship.[1][3]


College career

Rebowe played college football at Nicholls State University.[4] In his junior year in 1976, he was named second-team All-Gulf South Conference and during his senior year in 1977, he was named player of the year in the Gulf South Conference and was a consensus first-team Associated Press All-American, first-team Kodak All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and first-team NCAA All-American.[1][5] He finished his career as the all-time leading tackler in school history with 655 total tackles (solo and assists), all-time leader in solo tackles with 412, all-time leader for tackles in a season with 239 and tackles in a game with 23.[6]

Professional career

Rebowe was a free agent selection of the New Orleans Saints in 1978 and played for the team during the 1978 season.[7][8] In 1979, he was a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League.[1][2]

Personal life

Rebowe's brother, Tim Rebowe, is the current head coach at Nicholls State.[2][9]

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References
  1. "This is Rusty Rebowe". L'Observateur. June 8, 1998. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. Renois, Teddy (June 9, 2012). "Rebowe overcame deficiencies by using smarts to become great". The Houma Courier. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  3. "Destrehan Wildcats". 14-0productions.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. "Rusty Rebowe". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. "Nicholls State Colonels media guide: Colonel Accolades" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 61. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  6. "Nicholls State Colonels media guide: Team Records" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com. p. 56. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  7. "Rusty Rebowe". nfl.com. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  8. Maxymuk, John. Uniform Numbers of the NFL: [All-Time Rosters, Facts and Figures]. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 370. ISBN 1476603987. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  9. "Nicholls sees Rebowe as perfect fit to direct Colonel football program". riverparishfootball.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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