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| Position | End | ||||||
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| Born | (1923-04-18)April 18, 1923 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | November 30, 2000(2000-11-30) (aged 77) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Stephen F. Austin (Houston, Texas) | ||||||
| College | Rice | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1946: 6th round, 44th overall pick | ||||||
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Edwin Theodore Scruggs II (April 18, 1923 – November 30, 2000) was an Americanfootball player who played at theend position on both offense and defense. He played college football forRice in 1941, 1942, and 1946 and professional football for theBrooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and 1948.
Scruggs was born in 1923 inHouston. He attendedStephen F. Austin High School.[1]
Scruggs played college football forRice in 1941, 1942, and 1946.[2] He left school in 1943 to work for the Houston Shipbuilding Company.[3] He subsequently served in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II.[2] After the war, he returned to Rice and helped lead the1946 Rice Owls football team to a Southwest Conference championship and a victory overTennessee in the1947 Orange Bowl.[4]
He was selected by theChicago Bears in the sixth round (44th overall pick) of the1946 NFL draft but did not play for the Bears. He played professional football in theAll-America Football Conference (AAFC) for theBrooklyn Dodgers during their1947 and1948 seasons. He appeared in 26 games for the Dodgers.[2][1][4]
Scruggs died in 2000, at age 77, in Houston.[1]