Rams News

OFFSIDES: RICK TUTEN

Saturday, September 5, 1998

By Elizabethe Holland

Rick Tuten, 35, came to the Rams after spending nine seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, where he was the team's most prolific punter ever. The 6-foot-2, 221-pound player and self-described history and outdoors buff began his NFL career in 1988, when he was signed by San Diego as an undrafted free agent out of Florida State. His wife's name is Nancy, and the couple have two daughters, Kinley and Ryan, and a son, Chase.

Q: What is a hobby of yours?
A: Bird watching.

Q: What has been your greatest football success?
A: Individually, went to the Pro Bowl; teamwise, played in the Super Bowl.

Q: Who would you most like to meet and why?
A: My great-great-great-grandparents, to see where I came from, from whence I came.

Q: What is the goofiest thing you've ever done?
A: Went to the nude beach without any sunblock.

Q: Who are you most often compared to?
A: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (the professional wrestler).

Q: What is something most people don't know about you?
A: When they look at me, they would never think that I graduated from college (with a degree in economics) in 3 1/2 years. . . . See?
Copyright (c) 1998, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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