Justin Rukas

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Short description|American football player (1910–1963)}}

{{Infobox NFL player

|birth_date={{birth date|1910|2|24}}

|birth_place=Gary, Indiana

|death_date={{death date and age|mf=y|1963|9|28|1910|2|24}}

|death_place=New Orleans, Louisiana

|position=Guard, tackle

|height_ft=6

|height_in=0

|weight_lbs=205

|college=LSU

|pastteams=

• Brooklyn Dodgers (1936)

|highlights=

• First-team All-SEC (1934)
• Second-team All-SEC (1935)

}}

Justin Rukas (February 4, 1910 – September 28, 1963) was an American football player. He was a prominent tackle and guard for the LSU Tigers football team.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-43SPTBE2hwC&pg=PA87 |title=Greatest Moments in Lsu Football History |year=2002 |isbn=9781582615103}} He graduated with a degree in geology.{{Cite web |title=LSU Football |url=http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sites/all/files/oralhistory/presentations/football/ptabemickal.html}} Rukas played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL) for one season.{{Cite web |title=Justin Rukas |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RukaJu20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}