Rod Rutherford

AS A PLAYER

• A four sport athlete [football, basketball, baseball and track] in High School at Perry Traditional Academy "99" in Pittsburgh, PA.
• Recognized in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as one of the City League's "Fabulous Five".
• Named the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  "Athlete of the Year" in 1998 and 1999.
• Received multiple division I scholarship offers and decided to attend the University of Pittsburgh.
• Named the starting quarterback in 2002 for the Pitt Panthers
• In 2002 was awarded 2nd team All Big East honors and in 2003 was awarded 1st team All Big East honors.
• Tied two of Dan Marino's longstanding passing records [37 TD's in a single season & 19 consecutive games with a passing TD], while also setting the single season passing yards record [3,679].
• Nominated for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and Semi Finalist for the Davey O’Brien award
• Signed as an undrafted Free Agent to the Carolina Panthers in 2004 and was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2005 Super Bowl winning season.
• Became a member of the Hamburg Sea Devils [NFL Europe] in 2006, where we won the World Bowl Championship.

AS A COACH

• 2007 University of Pittsburgh Quarterbacks Coach
• 2008 St. Vincent College Defensive Backs Coach
• 2009 University of Pittsburgh (GA) Linebackers Coach
• 2010 University of Pittsburgh (GA) Wide Receivers Coach
• 2011-2015 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wide Receivers Coach
• 2016 Northside Steelers Youth Football Coach
• 2017-2019 Perry High School Head Coach

Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program

• 2012 & 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receivers Coach
• 2014 Indianapolis Colts Wide Receivers Coach