Rufus the Wimbledon hawk is the bird. His handler is Wayne Davis
Rufus goes out each morning before spectators and players arrive to keep pigeons and other birds away from the stadiums and grandstands at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.
Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his “long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football,” Sam Farmer has covered the NFL for 25 seasons. A graduate of Occidental College, he’s a two-time winner of California Sportswriter of the Year and first place for beat writing by Associated Press Sports Editors.
