Hall of Fame
Rusty Fuller was a four-year letterman for Jacksonville State and helped the team to a pair of Gulf South Conference Championships. He played for JSU Hall of Fame Coach Jim Fuller and posted a 32-10 record during his career. Fuller ranks near the top in JSU’s receiving lists, finishing his career with 120 pass receptions, which ranked second on the school’s all-time list, an especially impressive feat coming from a tight end. He ranked fourth on the school’s career pass receiving yardage list with 1,404 yards and he set the school record with 17 career touchdown receptions in his career. He earned All-Gulf South Conference honors in both 1982 and 1983. He had 17 catches for 189 yards as a senior and was named to the All-GSC squad. As a junior in 1982, he helped the Gamecocks post a 10-2 record and a GSC Championship by catching 38 passes for 427 yards and seven touchdowns to earn All-GSC honors. In 1981 as a sophomore, he had 39 catches for 529 yards and eight touchdowns to help JSU to an 8-3 record and a GSC Championship. He finished with 259 yards and a pair of touchdowns during his freshman season. He had one of his best games in the 1981 NCAA playoffs, when he hauled in eight passes for 132 yards and a touchdown at Southwest Texas State.
