Ramsey, "Buster" (Garrard)
Football
b. March 16, 1920, Townsend, TN
d. Sept. 16, 2007
Ramsey played college football at William and Mary, graduating in 1943, and he was chosen by the Chicago Cardinals in the fourteenth round of the 1943 NFL draft. However, he served in the Navy during World War II and didn't join the team until 1946.
The 6-foot-1, 215-pounder starred as an offensive guard and defensive linebacker when the Cardinals won consecutive Western Division titles, in 1947 and 1948. winning the 1947 NFL championship.
He retired after the 1950 season and became a defensive coach with the Cardinals. Ramsay is credited with inventing the linebacker blitz, which he called the "red dog." He was later an assistant with the Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers.
The first head coach of the AFL's Buffalo Bills, in 1960, Ramsey had an 11-16-1 record in two seasons.