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Rudi Johnson Has Died
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:21 am
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Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:33 am to jangalang
Sounds like suicide
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:34 am to jangalang
Damn.... RIP Rudy.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:38 am to jangalang
Damn. That sucks. RIP.
This is turning out to be a heck of a week.
This is turning out to be a heck of a week.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:00 am to jangalang
Damn what a terrible week. This is the worst of it all though. Rudi was the guy that got our running game back on the map. I can still see Rudi taking those Wyoming defenders on the ride of their life. RIP for an Auburn legend.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:02 am to jangalang
Damn.
Way. Too. Young.
Way. Too. Young.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:04 am to jangalang
damn
this one hits hard
ETA Mike Tirico with the greatest TD call of all time:
this one hits hard
ETA Mike Tirico with the greatest TD call of all time:
This post was edited on 9/23/25 at 10:06 am
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:07 am to jangalang
Man that's rough, loved watching him.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:11 am to GoCrazyAuburn
I only knew him from the Bengals but he was a stud NFL back .
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:12 am to jangalang
Sadly we only had Rudi for one year, but man it was fun watching him play running back. He was a hoss.
The tale is that they were going to some two-year community college in Kansas scouting a Quarterback, trying to remember, maybe the kid from Marietta? Anyways, they are watching the game and the running back is just killing folks. The coaches go right to the coach to find out who that guy is. It was Rudi Johnson. They asked what school he was committed to, who was talking to him. He was on no one's radar. No one was recruiting. Crazy!
The tale is that they were going to some two-year community college in Kansas scouting a Quarterback, trying to remember, maybe the kid from Marietta? Anyways, they are watching the game and the running back is just killing folks. The coaches go right to the coach to find out who that guy is. It was Rudi Johnson. They asked what school he was committed to, who was talking to him. He was on no one's radar. No one was recruiting. Crazy!
This post was edited on 9/23/25 at 10:16 am
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:19 am to wareaglepete
Citrus bowl that year was the first bowl game I ever went to, lots of fun except for Anthony Thomas running all over us.
That backfield that year, Rudi Johnson and Heath Evans.
That backfield that year, Rudi Johnson and Heath Evans.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:23 am to GoCrazyAuburn
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:24 am to wareaglepete
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The tale is that they were going to some two-year community college in Kansas scouting a Quarterback
Wasn't it Daniel Cobb?
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:31 am to wesfau
That's it. Couldn't think of his name.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:36 am to jangalang
He had a kind heart and did a lot to help charities for sick children. His Auburn family will keep him in our hearts. Prayers for his family and friends
This post was edited on 9/23/25 at 10:38 am
Posted on 9/23/25 at 11:06 am to wesfau
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Wasn't it Daniel Cobb?
There's a name that will live in infamy around here.
RIP in Rudi, man, that really sucks.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 11:27 am to wartiger2004
Sad news and may he rest in peace.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:13 pm to jangalang
Oh man, that sad. Was fun watching him run.
RIP Big Man.
RIP Big Man.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:21 pm to jangalang
Think CTE may have played a part? Being serious and not being controversial..
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:31 pm to i am dan
When i first got to auburn i was working at the old j&m 2 when it was beside Winn Dixie. One of my first days this dude walks in with the most massive legs I've ever seen. Turned out to be rudi Johnson, a week or so later i was watching him drag Wyoming defenders all over the field and he almost single handily took us to Atlanta that year.
Terrible news, rip rudi
Terrible news, rip rudi
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