Bennie Cunningham

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Bennie Cunningham
Career information
Date of birth	(1954-12-23) December 23, 1954
Place of birth	Laurens, South Carolina
Status	Retired
Position(s)	Tight End
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	254 lb (115 kg)
College	Clemson
High school	Seneca High School
NFL draft	1976 / Round: 1 / Pick 28 / Pick: 28
Career history
As player
(1976–1985)	Pittsburgh Steelers
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl Champion XIII, XIV) 2× AFC Champion (1978, 1979)
Career stats
Receiving yards	2,879
Receptions	202
Receiving TDs	20
Games played	118
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr. (born December 23, 1954) is an American retired football tight end. Cunningham was drafted out of the Clemson University in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. During his career, Cunningham played in 118 games and caught 202 receptions for 2,879 yards and 20 touchdowns.

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Cunningham's stats

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIII Champions

5 Craig Colquitt 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 18 Cliff Stoudt 20 Rocky Bleier 21 Tony Dungy 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 25 Ray Oldham 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 40 Randy Reutershan 47 Mel Blount 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 69 Fred Anderson 72 Gerry Mullins 74 Ray Pinney 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 86 Jim Smith 87 Jim Mandich 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham

Head Coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV Champions

5 Craig Colquitt 9 Matt Bahr 12 Terry Bradshaw (MVP) 15 Mike Kruczek 20 Rocky Bleier 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 27 Greg Hawthorne 29 Ron Johnson 30 Larry Anderson 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris 33 Anthony Anderson 35 Jack Deloplaine 38 Sidney Thornton 39 Rick Moser 47 Mel Blount 49 Dwayne Woodruff 50 Tom Graves 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 53 Dennis Winston 54 Zack Valentine 55 Jon Kolb 56 Robin Cole 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Willie Fry 63 Thom Dornbrook 64 Steve Furness 65 Tom Beasley 66 Ted Petersen 67 Gary Dunn 68 L. C. Greenwood 72 Gerry Mullins 75 Joe Greene 76 John Banaszak 77 Steve Courson 78 Dwight White 79 Larry Brown 82 John Stallworth 83 Theo Bell 84 Randy Grossman 85 Calvin Sweeney 86 Jim Smith 88 Lynn Swann 89 Bennie Cunningham

Head Coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Rollie Dotsch Dick Hoak Tom Moore George Perles Louis Riecke Paul Uram Dick Walker Woody Widenhofer

1974 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Steve Bartkowski RB Anthony Davis RB Archie Griffin RB Joe Washington WR Peter Demmerle TE Bennie Cunningham OT Marvin Crenshaw OT John Roush G Gerry DiNardo G Ken Huff C Steve Myers

Defense	DL Rubin Carter DL Leroy Cook DL Pat Donovan DL Mike Hartenstine DL Louie Kelcher DL Jimmy Webb DL Randy White LB Kenneth Bernich LB Woodrow Lowe LB Rod Shoate LB Richard Wood DB Dave Brown DB John Provost DB Pat Thomas

1976 NFL draft first-round selections

Lee Roy Selmon Steve Niehaus Chuck Muncie Joe Washington Mike Haynes Richard Todd Mike Pruitt Dennis Lick Bubba Bean James Hunter Billy Brooks Pete Brock Troy Archer Rod Walters Tom Glassic Lawrence Gaines Larry Gordon Mario Clark Kim Bokamper Ken Novak Tim Fox Mike Dawson Mark Koncar Archie Griffin James White Kevin McLain Aaron Kyle Bennie Cunningham

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks

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Pittsburgh Steelers 1976 NFL draft selections

Bennie Cunningham Ray Pinney Mike Kruczek James Files Ron Coder Ernie Pough Wonder Monds Theo Bell Rodney Norton Gary Dunn Jack Deloplaine Barry Burton Ed McAleney Wentford Gaines Gary Campbell Rolland Fuchs Bill Carroll Larry Kain Wayne Field Mel Davis Randy Butts Kelvin Kirk

Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team

Offense:	Terry Bradshaw Jerome Bettis Rocky Bleier Franco Harris Bennie Cunningham Elbie Nickel John Stallworth Lynn Swann Hines Ward Larry Brown Dermontti Dawson Alan Faneca Tunch Ilkin Jon Kolb Mike Webster

Defense:	"Mean" Joe Greene L. C. Greenwood Casey Hampton Ernie Stautner Dwight White Jack Ham Jack Lambert Greg Lloyd Joey Porter Andy Russell Mel Blount Jack Butler Carnell Lake Troy Polamalu Donnie Shell Rod Woodson

Specialists:	Gary Anderson Bobby Walden

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