Owners/Partners

The Ruckus House concept came about when several professional football players from the Charlotte, North Carolina region began looking for childcare for their own families. While some daycare facilities offered excellent academic programs a program that combines education, play and a third ingredient: building Christian character.

Ruckus House Team

Ruckus House is the result of the vision and dedication of a team of dedicated professionals. The ownership team consists of four professional football players ( Mike Rucker, Stephen Davis and Muhsin Muhammad), and Joe Murphy and Bob Burkett of J&B Development of Concord, NC.

Mike Rucker
Former Carolina Panthers Defensive End

Visit Mike's homepage : RuckerResources.com

(born February 28, 1975 in St. Joseph, Missouri is a former NFL defensive end who played for the Carolina Panthers for 9 seasons.

Rucker was drafted by Carolina in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He became a starter in 2001 and ended that season leading the team with 9 sacks. He has been named the NFL Defensive Player of the Month for several times and in 2003 he and fellow defensive end Julius Peppers were the only duo to register 10 sacks each, and it was here that Rucker, and the three other linemen, became known as the best defensive front four in the NFL. Rucker finished the 2003 season with 12 sacks, and earned his first berth in the Pro Bowl. In 2005, he had 7.5 sacks, and surpassed Kevin Greene as the team's all-time sack leader.

Rucker is a co-founder of the Ruckus House, a flourishing child development and learning facility. One of Rucker's long-term goals for Ruckus House is to get one in every city, which has an NFL team.

In 2005 Mike founded Vision Group Realty, a full service real estate brokerage firm, providing brokerage services to both buyers and sellers of residential and commercial real estate. The firm headquarters is located in Charlotte, NC, and services relocating clients locally, nationally and globally.

In the 2008 off-season, he traveled to Afghanistan to visit with troops along with Luis Castillo, Tommie Harris, and Sports Illustrated writer Peter King. Rucker made a video documentary of his experiences for NFL Network, stating that if he was not a pro football athlete, he could easily envision himself in the military.

Muhsin Muhammad
Current Carolina Panthers Wide Receiver

Visit Muhsin's homepage : Moose87.com
Muhsin Muhammad attended Waverly Senior High School in Lansing, Michigan. While there, he excelled in athletics, earning three letters in football, and an additional two in basketball and track. Furthermore, he not only defined himself as a threat as receiver, but also as an all-state linebacker and running back. After graduating from high school, Muhammad enrolled into Michigan State University.

Muhammad was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Muhammad exploded onto the scene, averaging nearly 1000 yards each season from the 1998 to2000 NFL season.

During the 2001 season, Muhammad was plagued by injuries, but he managed to recover his form the following season. He would later play a leading role in the Carolina Panthers’ run to Super Bowl XXXVIII during 2003 NFL season. Muhammad would go on to have an excellent 2004 season, leading the NFL with a career high, 1,405 receiving yards, and 16 receiving touchdowns. To compliment this he would also go to earn a Pro Bowl invitation.

By the end of the 2004 season, Muhammad held all of the Panthers’ receiving records, including catches (578), receiving yards (7,751), 100-yard games (26), the top three single-game yardage totals (192, 189,179) and was tied with Wesley Walls at 44 touchdown receptions. He was offered a contract from the Chicago Bears, where he played 3 years and returned to Carolina.

Muhammad is currently married to his wife, Christa, and has four daughters and two sons.
He has also been greatly recognized for his work outside of football, contributing much of his time and resources to help the lesser fortunate. Muhammad has created his own charity foundation called, The M2 Foundation for Kids”, which is dedicated to enhancing the educational, mental, and physical development of children. Also, Muhammad promoted the “Back to Nature” program, a special camping trip which encouraged children to spend more time with nature. He has been a long time supporter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Charlotte. He also serves as a spokesperson for the Men for Change organization; a group which helps generates money for impoverished women’s shelters. Muhsin has recently signed on to become the spokesperson for the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte.

Stephen Davis
Former Redskins, Panthers, and Rams Running Back

Davis played three years (1993, 1994, and 1995) for Auburn University, starting in his sophomore year. He made the All-SEC team his last two seasons, and graduated as the team’s fourth all-time leading rusher behind Joe Cribbs, James Brooks, and Bo Jackson. He was also a letterman for all three seasons.

Davis was taken in the fourth round in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Davis was primarily used as a full back, and was part of the Redskins’ backfield with Terry Allen. He spent three seasons as a backup and fullback before getting the starting nod at the start of the 1999 NFL season. This was Davis’ breakout season, when he posted career highs, and ended up representing the NFC in the Pro Bowl. He led the NFC in yards rushing with 1,405, and league in yards per carry (4.8). He was also the league’s leading non-kicking scorer, posting 108 points on 17 touchdowns and one two-point conversion. He continued to post high numbers the following season en route to his second straight Pro Bowl selections.

Davis signed with the Carolina Panthers for the start of the 2003 NFL season, and was a catalyst in leading the team to Super Bowl XXXVIII. Davis rushed for a career-high 1,444 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns. He also finished in the top three for the NFL MVP voting that year. Davis led all rushers in the postseason with 315 yards. Unfortunately for Davis, he suffered an injury early the following season, and was one of fourteen Panthers in injured reserve. He was also on the injured list early in the 2005 season, but came back off the bench after a few games and set team rushing records before forced to sit out the remainder of the season with nagging knee injuries. In 2006, Davis was offered a contract with the Saint Louis Rams where he played one season. In 2008, Stephen signed a one-day contract with the Panthers and retired.

Davis is married to wife, Virgina, and they have 3 daughters and one son. They reside in Irmo, South Carolina where Stephen is active in coaching his son in footbal among other business endeavors.

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Joe Murphy
J&B Development

Joseph Murphy is founder of Murphy Realty, a two-person office established in 1971 which rapidly grew to become one of New Jersey's largest real estate companies. In 1978, Better Homes & Gardens, a division of Fortune 500 Meredith Corp., selected Murphy Realty to become its first member in the Northeast region. In 1988, Murphy Realty was acquired by a division of Cendant Corporation, one of the nation's largest real estate companies.

Committed to his profession, Murphy was an advocate and provider of free training for new sales associates at a time when real estate licensing preparation schools did not exist. In the mid-1980s, Murphy co-authored three national real estate systems — the Better Homes & Gardens Home Marketing, Home Buying and Home Information Systems. These were purchased by Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Service for use throughout the United States.

Murphy was a leader and participant in countless community campaigns and drives in New Jersey. For example, he was a board member of the Tomorrows Children's Fund at Hackensack University Medical Center. In addition, Murphy was recognized by the New Jersey State Senate in the late 1980s for his efforts to counter drug abuse through the use of billboards throughout the state.

Murphy earned his bachelor's degree in business management from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He was a member of the basketball, soccer and track teams and was inducted into the FDU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.

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