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Rufus Cromwell Branch (July 21, 1890 – February 27, 1969) was an American planter and businessman. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee as a quarterback. He was also a pitcher on the baseball team. He was credited with bringing John Barnhill to the University of Arkansas.

In 1910, Branch threw a 35-yard pass to W. C. Johnson in the loss to Georgia. He was captain of the 1911 team.

Branch was also a World War I pilot.

Branch died at his home in Joiner, Arkansas known as the Black Cat Plantation.

References

1. ^ "Rufus Cromwell Branch". The Courier News. February 27, 1969. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Shield and Diamond of Pi Kappa Alpha. Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. 1908. p. 488 – via Internet Archive.
3. "Rufus Branch Receives Football Honors" (PDF). The Shield: 31 – via Pike Archive.
4. Garbin, Patrick (October 4, 2018). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810860407 – via Google Books.

• 1890 births
• 1969 deaths
• People from Millington, Tennessee
• Sportspeople from the Memphis metropolitan area
• American football quarterbacks
• Tennessee Volunteers football players
• People from Mississippi County, Arkansas
• Tennessee Volunteers baseball players
• Baseball pitchers