18 Facts About Jeff Rutledge

Jeffrey Ronald Rutledge was born on January 22,1957 and is an American former professional football player and coach.

Jeff Rutledge played as a quarterback for 14 seasons in the National Football League.

Jeff Rutledge was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the ninth round of the 1979 NFL draft.

Jeff Rutledge was part of a team that earned back-to-back state titles at L Frazier Banks High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

Jeff Rutledge played collegiately at Alabama, where he was a member of three SEC Championship teams under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.

Jeff Rutledge was the starting quarterback on the 1978 National Championship team.

Jeff Rutledge led the Crimson Tide to two Sugar Bowl appearances and two SEC Championships.

Jeff Rutledge earned MVP honors at the 1978 Sugar Bowl and earned All-SEC honors in 1978 and 1979.

Jeff Rutledge received his degree from Alabama in Business Administration and in 2011, was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Jeff Rutledge's brother Gary Rutledge was a quarterback at Alabama from 1972 to 1974.

Jeff Rutledge spent most of his career as a back-up quarterback and a holder on kicks.

Jeff Rutledge was a backup in Super Bowl XIV as a member of the Los Angeles Rams, he was a backup to Super Bowl MVP Phil Simms in Super Bowl XXI as a member of the New York Giants, and was a backup in Super Bowl XXVI as a member of the Washington Redskins.

Jeff Rutledge completed 30 of 42 passes for 363 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 12 yards for the game-tying touchdown with only 24 seconds remaining.

That game meant that Jeff Rutledge got the nod to start the following week on Monday Night against the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that was to become infamously known as the "Body Bag Game".

Jeff Rutledge served as the quarterbacks and tight ends coach for the New York Sentinels of the United Football League in 2009.

Jeff Rutledge resigned in the Spring of 2012 to return to Arizona to spend time with his family.

In May 2013, Jeff Rutledge was hired by Valley Christian High School in Chandler, Arizona as a full-time staff member and to lead the football program.

Jeff Rutledge is a Christian and attends Arizona Community Church in Chandler.