Rod Rust
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 2, 1928 Webster City, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1947–1948 | Iowa State |
| Position(s) | Center, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1962 | New Mexico (assistant) |
| 1963–1966 | Stanford (assistant) |
| 1967–1972 | North Texas State |
| 1973–1975 | Montreal Alouettes (DC) |
| 1976–1977 | Philadelphia Eagles (LB) |
| 1978–1982 | Kansas City Chiefs (DC) |
| 1983–1987 | New England Patriots (DC) |
| 1988 | Kansas City Chiefs (DC) |
| 1989 | Pittsburgh Steelers (DC) |
| 1990 | New England Patriots |
| 1992 | New York Giants (DC) |
| 1994 | Lehigh (LB) |
| 1995 | Atlanta Falcons (LB) |
| 1996 | Atlanta Falcons (DC) |
| 1997–1998 | Montreal Alouettes (DC) |
| 1999 | San Francisco 49ers (Assistant LB) |
| 2001 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2002–2004 | New York Giants (LB) |
| 2005 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (DC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1970–1972 | North Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–32–1 (college) 1–15 (NFL) 9–8 (CFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MVC (1967) | |
Rodney A. Rust (born August 2, 1928) is a former American football player and coach. He is best known in the United States as the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League during the 1990 season, which ended with a 1–15 record.
For most of Rust's early coaching career, he was an assistant to one of two coaches: Marv Levy or Dick Vermeil. Rust began as an assistant under Levy at the University of New Mexico between 1960 and 1962, before leaving to serve under Dick Vermeil at Stanford University. In 1967, he became the head coach at North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas), a position he held until 1972. North Texas had a 29–32–1 record during Rust's tenure.
Rust returned to work for Levy in 1973 as defensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. In his three seasons in Montreal, the Alouettes went to two Grey Cup finals, winning in 1974.
In 1976, Rust left the Alouettes to become an assistant with Vermeil's Philadelphia Eagles. He served as linebackers coach for two seasons before leaving to take the defensive coordinator position with Levy and the Kansas City Chiefs. After Levy's firing in 1982, Rust became defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. Head coach Ron Meyer fired Rust midway through the 1984 season, but he was later reinstated (with Meyer himself fired). Rust and the Patriots went to Super Bowl XX (under head coach Raymond Berry) in 1986, but he left the team after the 1987 season. He returned to the Chiefs for the 1988 season, and moved again to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1989.
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