Bill Brundige

No. 77

Position:

Defensive lineman

Personal information

Date of birth:

November 13, 1948

Place of birth:

Holyoke, Colorado

Height:

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

Weight:

270 lb (122 kg)

Career information

High school:

Haxtun (CO)

College:

Colorado

NFL draft:

1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43

Career history

Washington Redskins (1970–1977)

Career highlights and awards

70 Greatest Redskins

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	107
Games started:	74
Fumble recoveries:	5
Player stats at NFL.com

William Glenn Brundige (born November 13, 1948) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins for eight seasons, from 1970 through 1977. He is currently sixth on the Redskins all-time sack list.

Born in Holyoke, Colorado, Brundige played high school football at tiny Haxtun in northeastern Colorado and then played college football at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He was a physics major at CU and also threw the shot put for the Buffaloes' track team.^[1] After a senior season in 1969 inxwhich he was named first-team All-American, he was selected in the second round of the 1970 NFL draft, 43rd overall, by head coach Vince Lombardi of the Redskins.^[2]^[3]

At age 21, he was a starter as a rookie in 1970 at defensive tackle. At the end of his third season in the NFL, Brundige became a part of both Redskin and Super Bowl lore in Super Bowl VII. He blocked the field goal attempt by Garo Yepremian that led to the bizarre fumble-return touchdown by Mike Bass that cut the Miami Dolphins' lead to 14–7 with just over two minutes remaining.^[4]^[5]

In 2002 for the Redskins' 70th anniversary, Brundige was named a member of the 70 Greatest Redskins.

After his playing days, Brundige was a general manager of a car dealership in the Shenandoah Valley at Front Royal, Virginia.^[5]

References

↑ "Big step for a big Buff: doghouse to All-America". Tuscaloosa News (Alabama). December 9, 1969. p. 11.
↑ "Washington fortunate to get Brundige – Vince". Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia). January 28, 1970. p. 10.
↑ Buttram, Bill (August 14, 1970). "Big Bill looks real". Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia). p. 6.
↑ Solomon, George (January 15, 1973). "Dolphins find perfect way to end season". Victoria Advocate (Texas). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
1 2 Gehman, Jim. "Where are they now - Bill Brundige". Hail!. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

External links

Greatest Redskins – Bill Brundige

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • Pro-Football-Reference • Databasefootball.com
Bill Brundige football cards

Washington Redskins 1970 NFL Draft selections

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70 Greatest Redskins

21 Terry Allen RB 1995–98
41 Mike Bass CB 1969–75
20 Cliff Battles B 1932–37
33 Sammy Baugh QB 1937–52
31 Don Bosseler B 1957–64
53 Jeff Bostic C 1980–93
4 Mike Bragg P 1968–79
80 Gene Brito DE 1951–53, 1955–58
43 Larry Brown RB 1969–76
77 Bill Brundige DE 1970–77
65 Dave Butz DT 1975–88
21 Earnest Byner RB 1989–93
84 Gary Clark WR 1985–92
51 Monte Coleman LB 1979–94
53 Al DeMao C 1945–53
36 Chuck Drazenovich LB 1950–59
35 Bill Dudley RB 1950–51, 1953
17 Turk Edwards T 1932–40
44 Andy Farkas FB 1938–44
37 Pat Fischer CB 1968–77
28 Darrell Green CB 1983–2002
68 Russ Grimm G 1981–91
55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965–78
57 Ken Harvey LB 1994–98
56 Len Hauss C 1964–77
27 Ken Houston S 1973–80
70 Sam Huff LB 1964–67, 1969
66 Joe Jacoby T/G 1981–93
47 Dick James RB 1955–63
9 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1964–74
22 Charlie Justice RB 1950, 1952–54
17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971–78
26 Paul Krause DB 1964–67
79 Jim Lachey T 1988–95
14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952–53, 1955–59
72 Dexter Manley DE 1981–89
71 Charles Mann DE 1983–93
58 Wilber Marshall LB 1988–92
73 Mark May T 1981–89
79 Ron McDole DE 1971–78
63 Raleigh McKenzie G 1985–94
53 Harold McLinton LB 1969–78
40 Wayne Millner E 1936–41, 1945
49 Bobby Mitchell FL 1962–68
30 Brian Mitchell RB 1990–99
81 Art Monk WR 1980–93
3 Mark Moseley K 1974–86
29 Mark Murphy S 1977–84
21 Mike Nelms KR 1980–84
52 Neal Olkewicz LB 1979–89
23 Brig Owens LB 1966–77
65 Vince Promuto G 1960–70
44 John Riggins RB 1976–79, 1981–85
11 Mark Rypien QB 1987–93
83 Ricky Sanders WR 1986–93
76 Ed Simmons T 1987–93
87 Jerry Smith TE 1965–77
60 Dick Stanfel G 1956–58
74 George Starke T 1973–84
72 Diron Talbert DT 1971–80
84 Hugh (Bones) Taylor E 1947–54
42 Charley Taylor WR 1964–77
7 Joe Theismann QB 1974–85
67 Rusty Tillman LB 1970–77
85 Don Warren TE 1979–92
25 Joe Washington RB 1981–84
17 Doug Williams QB 1986–89

Coaches

George Allen Head Coach 1971–77
Ray Flaherty Head Coach 1936–42
Joe Gibbs Head Coach 1981–92

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