Angel Rubio was born on April 12,1975 and is an American former professional football defensive end who played one season with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
29 Facts About Angel Rubio
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Angel Rubio was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL draft.
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Angel Rubio was a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, Orlando Predators, Las Vegas Outlaws, Detroit Fury, Dallas Desperados, and Austin Wranglers.
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Angel Rubio garnered All-District and All-League recognition at Ceres High School.
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Angel Rubio played for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks from 1993 to 1997, recording a total of 330 tackles.
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Angel Rubio set Southeast Missouri career records with 21.5 sacks and 44.0 tackles for loss.
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Angel Rubio earned American Football Coaches Association and The Sports Network First-team Division I-AA All-American honors as well as Associated Press and Football Gazette Second-team Division I-AA All-American honors his senior year in 1997.
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Angel Rubio was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1997 after recording 114 tackles and seven sacks.
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Angel Rubio garnered First-team All-OVC recognition in 1997 as well as Second-team All-OVC accolades in 1994 and 1996.
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Angel Rubio missed the 1995 season due to a knee injury.
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Angel Rubio was inducted into the Southeast Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Angel Rubio was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL in the seventh round with the 221st pick in the 1998 NFL draft.
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Angel Rubio was signed by the Steelers in May 1998.
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Angel Rubio was traded to the San Francisco 49ers on August 24,1998.
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Angel Rubio was waived by the 49ers on September 22,1998.
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Angel Rubio was signed by the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals on September 23,1998, but released a week later.
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Angel Rubio was then re-signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad in October 1998.
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Angel Rubio was released by the 49ers on September 6,1999.
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Angel Rubio signed with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL on September 6,1999.
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Angel Rubio was released on September 27 and re-signed on November 3,1999.
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Angel Rubio appeared in the final two games of the season.
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Angel Rubio was selected by the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL with the 181st pick in the XFL Draft.
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Angel Rubio was named to the XFL's all league first-team.
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Angel Rubio was signed by the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League on May 25,2001.
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Angel Rubio was traded to the Detroit Fury on November 6,2002.
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Angel Rubio was released by the Fury on April 27,2004.
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Angel Rubio was signed by the AFL's Dallas Desperados on April 29,2004.
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Angel Rubio was signed by the Austin Wranglers of the AFL on November 8,2004.
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Angel Rubio was released by the Wranglers on January 10,2007.