Career
At 6"3" 223 lb, he played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1972-1974. At the 1975 NFL Draft, Ruud was selected in the first round (19th overall) by the Buffalo Bills. He played three seasons with the Bills and two with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Tom Ruud is a 1971 graduate of Jefferson High School in Bloomington, Minnesota.