Ted Scruggs

Edwin Theodore Scruggs II (April 18, 1923 – November 30, 2000) was an American football player who played at the end position on both offense and defense. He played college football for Rice in 1941, 1942, and 1946 and professional football for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and 1948.

Ted Scruggs
No. 50
Position:End
Personal information
Born:(1923-04-18)April 18, 1923
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died:November 30, 2000(2000-11-30) (aged 77)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Stephen F. Austin
(Houston, Texas)
College:Rice
NFL Draft:1946 / Round: 6 / Pick: 44
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:26
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Scruggs was born in 1923 in Houston. He attended Stephen F. Austin High School.[1]

College football and military service

Scruggs played college football for Rice in 1941, 1942, and 1946.[2] He left school in 1943 to work for the Houston Shipbuilding Company.[3] He subsequently served in the United States Navy during World War II.[2] After the war, he returned to Rice and helped lead the 1946 Rice Owls football team to a Southwest Conference championship and a victory over Tennessee in the 1947 Orange Bowl.[4]

Professional football

He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (44th overall pick) of the 1946 NFL Draft but did not play for the Bears. He played professional football in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the Brooklyn Dodgers during their 1947 and 1948 seasons. He appeared in 26 games for the Dodgers.[2][1][4]

Later years

Scruggs died in 2000, at age 77, in Houston.[1]

References
  1. "Ted Scruggs Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. "Ted Scruggs". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. "Ted Scruggs, Rice End, Re-enters Institute". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 16, 1943. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brooklyn Dodgers Sign Ted Scruggs, From Rice". The Baltimore Sun. January 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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