Rusty Rebowe (born January 17, 1956) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the

Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

Playing career

High School career

Rebowe from

Norco, Louisiana Norco is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census. The community is home to a major Shell petroleum refinery. The CDP's name is derived from the New Orleans Refin ...

played high school football at Destrehan High School where he was named Class 3A state defensive most valuable player in 1973. His team won the 1973 LHSAA 3A state championship.

College career

Rebowe played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

Nicholls State University Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System. Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nicholl ...

. In his junior year in 1976, he was named second-team All- Gulf South Conference and during his senior year in 1977, he was named player of the year in the Gulf South Conference and was a consensus first-team Associated Press All-American, first-team Kodak All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and first-team NCAA All-American. He finished his career as the all-time leading tackler in school history with 655 total tackles (solo and assists), all-time leader in solo tackles with 412, all-time leader for tackles in a season with 239 and tackles in a game with 23.

Professional career

Rebowe was a free agent selection of the New Orleans Saints in 1978 and played for the team during the 1978 season. In 1979, he was a member of the

in the Canadian Football League.

Personal life

Rebowe's brother,

Tim Rebowe Timothy J. Rebowe (born February 25, 1963) is an American football coach. He is head football coach at Nicholls State University, a position he has held since the 2015 season. Early life and playing career Rebowe from Norco, Louisiana is an alumn ...

, is the current head coach at Nicholls State.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rebowe, Rusty 1956 births Living people People from Norco, Louisiana Sportspeople from St. Charles Parish, Louisiana People from Destrehan, Louisiana Players of American football from Louisiana American football linebackers Destrehan High School alumni Nicholls Colonels football players All-American college football players New Orleans Saints players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players