Tim Ruskell was born on October 1956 and is an American football executive.
10 Facts About Tim Ruskell
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Tim Ruskell last served as the general manager of the Orlando Apollos, one of the eight charter teams was the Alliance of American Football.
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Tim Ruskell was born in Yokohama, Japan where his father was stationed in the United States Army, but spent his high school and college years in the Tampa Bay, Florida area and graduated with a degree in communications from the University of South Florida in 1978.
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Tim Ruskell began his professional football career as a scout for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1983, moving to the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits in 1985 before first working in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987.
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When McKay left to become the president and general manager of the Atlanta Falcons in 2004 Tim Ruskell went with him as the assistant general manager.
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In 2005, Tim Ruskell replaced Bob Whitsitt as the general manager of the Seattle Seahawks.
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Tim Ruskell eventually was forced to resign from his position as the Seahawks' president of football operations on December 2,2009.
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Tim Ruskell later joined the Bears as the director of player personnel, but departed the team in January 2012.
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Tim Ruskell had been interviewed by the team for the general manager position after Jerry Angelo was fired after the 2011 season, but the position went to Phil Emery.
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Tim Ruskell was later on the staff of the Tennessee Titans as a college scout in 2012.