Mike Ruth

Michael Joseph Ruth (born June 25, 1964) is an American former professional football defensive tackle.[1][2] After two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots, who drafted him in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft,[3] he finished his professional football career with the Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1991 and 1992.[4] Ruth was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in December 2017.[5] He is the 10th former Boston College player or coach enshrined in the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame.This biographical article relating to an American football defensive lineman born in the 1960s is a stub.
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