Rodney Arthur Rust was an American football player and coach.
11 Facts About Rod Rust
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Rod Rust returned to work for Levy in 1973 as defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
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In 1976, Rod Rust left the Alouettes to become an assistant with Vermeil's Philadelphia Eagles.
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Rod Rust served as linebackers coach for two seasons before leaving to take the defensive coordinator position with Levy and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Rod Rust returned to the Chiefs for the 1988 season, and moved again to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1989.
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Rod Rust was fired less than a week after the end of the season by newly hired CEO Sam Jankovich.
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Rod Rust spent the rest of the 1990s as a defensive assistant with the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons.
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Rod Rust was named the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 2000, and was fired during the 2001 season after a six-game losing streak.
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Rod Rust spent 2002 as the defensive quality control coach of the New York Giants.
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Rod Rust returned to the CFL in 2005, taking the coordinator position with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; he left abruptly halfway through the season.
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Rod Rust became defensive coordinator of the Ottawa Renegades in February 2006; however the team suspended operations before the season began.