Swarthmore College Athletics

Robert "Rob" Ruffin Jr. '92 made his presence known on both the football field and basketball court for the Garnet. The 6-foot-4 Ruffin demolished opposing offenses in both sports. On the football field, Ruffin racked up more than 100 tackles in each of his first three seasons and even had the school record for blocking five kicks in one season. He was a team captain his junior and senior seasons, earned All-Centennial Conference First-Team laurels at linebacker in 1989 and 1990 and also was considered a preseason All-American. 

While Ruffin's senior season on the football field was cut short due to injury, he fought to return to the basketball court and played in the final 18 games of that season. In his junior year, Swarthmore won the Middle Atlantic Conference Southeast and set a then program record for wins in a season with 17. In four years of basketball, Ruffin played in 91 games, scoring 800 points, grabbing 768 rebounds and blocking 148 shots. His total rebounds and blocked shots remained school records until 2008.