Special Teams Coach
"The veteran coach and scout joined the Giant staff in 1974 after five years with the NFL's CEPO scouting organization and rejoined head coach Arnsparger with whom he had previously worked at both Baltimore and the University of Kentucky. With the Colts from 1966 through 1969, Rutledge served under Don Shula as a linebackers coach as well as being the man who scouted the upcoming opponents. His previous association with Shula and Arnsparger was at the University of Kentucky where Rutledge served for seven years from 1956 through 1962 under Blanton Collier as both freshman coach and varsity offensive backfield coach.
Ed was born in Ironton, Ohio, played his high school football there and went on to Western Kentucky where he lettered in football (as a two-way end), track and swimming. He spent the next six years in the U.S. Navy (1941-47) as a pilot, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander with service in the Caribbean and Panama areas.
He entered FBI School after his discharge and was a special agent in the FBI through 1948 at which time he decided to return to football, taking a job as head coach at Danville High School in Kentucky; he also coached in Paducah, Kentucky. After leaving the University of Kentucky in 1965, he initially worked for CEPO as a scout, prior to going to the Colts."
-1976 New York Giants Media Guide
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