Rufus Bess
Rufus T. Bess Jr.
Born: September 13, 1956
Hartsville, SC USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 184
College: South Carolina St.
High School: Butler (Hartsville, SC)
Career: 1979-1988
Rufus Bess played from 1979 to 1988 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bruisers, Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders. Bess intercepted 12 passes for 96 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 158 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 162 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 28 | 0 |
| NFL | 55 | 432 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 55 | 432 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 705 | 22.7 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 169 | 16.9 | 33 | 0 |
| NFL | 49 | 1004 | 20.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| Totals | 49 | 1004 | 20.5 | 43 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 11 | 96 | 8.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 96 | 8.0 | 27 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| NFL | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 6 |
| 1984 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 13 |
| 1985 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 11 |
| 1986 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 |
| 1988 | Arena | Chicago Bruisers | 1 |
