- Ken Ruettgers
NFL player
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1962|8|20|mf=y
Birthplace=Bakersfield, California
Position=OT
College=Southern California
DraftedYear=1985
DraftedRound=1/ Pick 7
DatabaseFootball=RUETTKEN01
years=1985-1996
teams=Green Bay Packers Kenneth Ruettgers (born
August 20 ,1962 inBakersfield, CA ) is a formerNational Football League offensive lineman who played for theGreen Bay Packers from 1985 to 1996.High School Career
Ruettgers attended
Garces Memorial High School (Bakersfield, CA ) and was a good student and a standout in football. His two brothers Steve and Paul went to Garces also.College career
Ruettgers played college football under scholarship at the
University of Southern California , where he was named to the All-Pac 10 Conference Team in 1984. He blocked forRodney Peete andHeisman Trophy winnerMarcus Allen .Professional career
After graduating from USC, he was drafted in the first-round of the
1985 NFL Draft (7th pick) by Green Bay where he remained for his professional career. He was their 1989 offensiveMVP .Post Football
After a successful career in the NFL, Ruettgers moved to
Sisters, Oregon . After a brief stint in the publishing industry, he foundedGamesOver.org , anon-profit group dedicated to help former professional athletes cope with the stresses of retirement.Personal
He is married with three children.
Ruettgers has a
B.A. in Business Administration from USC'sMarshall School of Business , and anMBA fromCalifornia State University, Bakersfield . He recently received a Ph.D in sociology from Oxford Graduate School.
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