Charles Rutkowski


Charles Robert Rutkowski was a player in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills in 1960 as a defensive end. He played at the collegiate level at Ripon College.

Biography

Rutkowski was born on January 17, 1938, in Racine, Wisconsin. He died July 19, 2013 in Middleton, Wisconsin. Rutkowski taught school and coached football and wrestling at Round Lake, Ill.. and coached football and boys track at McHenry, Ill., before coaching football and girls track for 32 years at Valders High School. The girls track team won 13 Olympian Conference Championships under Rutkowski. Players affectionately called him "Coach R."