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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 3, 1976 Batesville, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | South Panola (Batesville) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Alabama (1994–1996) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1997: 1st round, 20th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Dwayne Dupree Rudd (born February 3, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft.[1] During his career he played for the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rudd was a teammate of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend in both high school and college, at South Panola High School and the University of Alabama, respectively. Derek Pegues, a South Panola alum and an All-SEC defensive back for Mississippi State, is his cousin.[citation needed]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.65 s | 1.65 s | 2.74 s | 4.23 s | 7.21 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1997 | MIN | 16 | 2 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIN | 15 | 15 | 93 | 79 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 2 |
| 1999 | MIN | 16 | 16 | 117 | 89 | 28 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIN | 14 | 13 | 69 | 52 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 16 | 16 | 101 | 73 | 28 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 16 | 15 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | TAM | 16 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | 79 | 512 | 391 | 121 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 157 | 2 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1997 | MIN | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIN | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIN | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIN | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 55 | 41 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
In the 2002 season opener between the Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs, the Browns were clinging to a 39–37 lead with 4 seconds left. As Chiefs quarterback Trent Green dropped back to pass, the entire Browns defensive line swarmed him, and it initially appeared that Rudd had sacked Green as time expired. However, Green had actually lateraled the ball to tackle John Tait while in the act of falling, just before he had hit the ground. Not having seen this happen and believing that the game was over, Rudd took off his helmet and threw it in the air in celebration of an apparent Browns victory.
In the meantime, Tait had run to the Browns' 26-yard line where he was knocked out of bounds. That would have been the end of the game, but Rudd was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for his premature helmet toss. Since football games, by rule, cannot end on an accepted defensive penalty, the Chiefs got the chance to run one last untimed play. The ball was moved to the 13-yard line (half the distance to the goal from the end of the run). Chiefs kicker Morten Andersen then booted a 30-yard field goal to win the game 40–39.[3][4]
Rudd encountered a similar incident the next season in Tampa; as part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he saw his teammate Simeon Rice draw an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in a game against the Indianapolis Colts after a game-winning field goal attempt failed, giving the Colts another chance to win the game—being successful the second time.
Rudd holds the NFL record for most fumble return yards in a single season with 157, which he set in 1998. He also shares the modern NFL record (with many players) both for the most total fumble recoveries for touchdowns in a season and the most opponent fumble recoveries for touchdowns in a season, with two apiece.[5] Link Lyman, playing in 1924, holds the NFL record for the most fumble recovery touchdowns in a single season with 3. He achieved this feat with the Chicago Cardinals.[6]
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Dwayne Dupree Rudd (born February 3, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft. During his career he played for the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rudd was a teammate of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend in both high school and college, at South Panola High School and the University of Alabama, respectively. Derek Pegues, a South Panola alum and an All-SEC defensive back for Mississippi State, is his cousin.
Rudd is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alyson Rudd, British journalist Amber Rudd, British Conservative Party MP Archibald Rudd, English footballer Beverly Rudd, British actress Bevil Rudd (1894–1948), South African athlete, Olympic gold medalist Billy Rudd (born 1941), English footballer Channing Rudd (1875–1920), American government official, lawyer, and academic administrator Charles Rudd (1844–1916), business associate of Cecil John Rhodes Christopher Rudd (born 1963), English cricketer Christopher E. Rudd (born 1953), Canadian/British immunologist Daniel Rudd (1854–1933), founder of the National Black Catholic Congress Delaney Rudd (born 1962), American professional basketball player 1989–1993 Dwayne Rudd (born 1976), American professional football linebacker Eldon Rudd (1920–2002), American politician, U.S. Representative from Arizona 1977–1987 Emily Rudd (born 1993), American actress George Thomas Rudd (c. 1795 – 1847), English entomologist Hughes Rudd (1921–1992), American television journalist Jim Rudd (born 1943), American lobbyist and politician Jim Rudd (rugby league) rugby league footballer of the 1920s John Rudd (disambiguation), several people Jonathan Rudd (disambiguation), several people Kevin Rudd (born 1957), Australian politician, Prime Minister of Australia 2007–2010 and 2013 Mark Rudd (born 1947), American educator and anti-war activist Mike Rudd (born 1945), New Zealand musician Nigel Rudd (born 1946), British fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Paul Rudd (born 1969), American film and stage actor Paul Rudd (DJ) (born 1979), English music producer and DJ Paul Ryan Rudd (1940–2010), American actor Phil Rudd (born 1954), drummer of the Australian band AC/DC Ricky Rudd (born 1956), American NASCAR driver Roland Rudd (born 1961), English businessman and public relations executive, brother of Amber Rudd Roswell Rudd (1935–2017), American jazz trombonist Roy H. Rudd (1906–1997), New York politician Steele Rudd, pseudonym of Arthur Hoey Davis (1868–1935), Australian author Stephen A. Rudd (1874–1936), American politician, U.S. Representative from New York 1931–1936 Tony Rudd (1924–2017), English stockbroker and father of Amber Rudd and Roland Rudd Van Thanh Rudd (born 1973), Australian artist and activist, nephew of Kevin Rudd Velva E. Rudd (1910–1999), American botanist Xavier Rudd (born 1978), Australian folk musician
The 2002 season was the Cleveland Browns' 54th as a professional sports franchise, their 50th as a member of the National Football League, and the second season under head coach Butch Davis. During the offseason Dwight Clark had resigned as general manager, and Butch Davis became the de facto general manager. Also during a preseason matchup against the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome, the Browns lost pro bowl linebacker Jamir Miller to a ruptured Achilles tendon injury forcing him to miss the entire regular season. In their opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, linebacker Dwayne Rudd cost the Browns a victory when he threw his helmet in celebration unaware the play was still going on, incurring an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Because the clock expired during the play the Browns' unsportsmanlike conduct occurred on, per NFL rules, the Chiefs were given one untimed down. Chiefs' kicker Morten Andersen made the 30-yard field goal to win the game. The Browns made their first playoff appearance since their re-activation. It was only the Browns' fourth year since returning to the league effectively as an expansion team, and their first winning season. The Browns faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild card round at Heinz Field. Despite a strong start with a 24–7 lead late in the third quarter, the Steelers would ultimately bounce back erasing a 17 point deficit, causing the Browns to lose 36–33. The Browns owner Al Lerner stepped down on October 2 and died on October 23, 2002, from brain cancer. His son, Randy Lerner took over the team until 2012. The Browns wore a patch with the initials "AL" for the remainder of the season and became a fixture on their uniforms to commemorate Lerner. After 2013 the initials were removed from the uniforms when Jimmy Haslam became owner of the franchise. The Browns would not make the playoffs again until 2020.
Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name, a variant of Duane. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
MORE →Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.