University of North Texas Athletics
North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame
Bennie Rutherford
- Induction:
- 2007
- Class:
- 1950
Bennie Rutherford was a four-year letterman in basketball from 1946-50. He was the Eagles' leading scorer in 1949-50 with a 16.8 ppg average, which included a season-high 29 points against Houston.
Rutherford was a first-team Gulf Coast Conference selection in 1949-50 as he scored 438 total points, the third-most in Texas. He was the basketball co-captain and voted the T Club's Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year in 1949-50. Rutherford was also selected to the North Texas "Who's Who" in colleges and universities in 1949-50.
In 1948-49, he averaged 9.6 ppg, which was the second-highest on the team. In 1950 Rutherford was selected to play on the Texas AAU basketball team.
Upon completion of his masters degree at North Texas in 1954, Rutherford went onto coach basketball for seven years and was the superintendent of the Everman ISD from 1964 to 1983.
Rutherford was a first-team Gulf Coast Conference selection in 1949-50 as he scored 438 total points, the third-most in Texas. He was the basketball co-captain and voted the T Club's Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year in 1949-50. Rutherford was also selected to the North Texas "Who's Who" in colleges and universities in 1949-50.
In 1948-49, he averaged 9.6 ppg, which was the second-highest on the team. In 1950 Rutherford was selected to play on the Texas AAU basketball team.
Upon completion of his masters degree at North Texas in 1954, Rutherford went onto coach basketball for seven years and was the superintendent of the Everman ISD from 1964 to 1983.
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