Al Bruno
| Date of birth | March 28, 1927 |
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| Place of birth | West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Date of death | October 5, 2014 (aged 87) |
| Place of death | Port Charlotte, Florida, USA |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | End |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| College | University of Kentucky |
| High school |
West Chester High School The Perkiomen School |
| NFL draft | 1951 / Round: 3 / Pick: 32 |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1982–1983 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Director of Player Personnel) |
| 1990 | BC Lions (Head pro scout) |
| 1991 | Buffalo Bills (Scout) |
| As coach | |
| 1958–1960 | London Lords (HC) |
| 1962–1965 | West Chester HS (PA) (HC) |
| 1966–1967 | Ottawa Rough Riders (assistant) |
| 1968–1970 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (assistant) |
| 1971–1981 | Harvard (OC) |
| 1983–1990 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (HC) |
| 1994–1996 | McMaster (HC) |
| As player | |
| 1952–1954 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1954 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| 1955–1956 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 1958–1960 | London Lords |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Awards | Annis Stukus Trophy (1986) |
| Honors | Member of the Kentucky Athletics' Hall of Fame (2008) Member of the Chester County Sports Hall of Fame (2008) West Chester Henderson High School Hall of Fame (2004) |
Albert P. "Al" Bruno (March 28, 1927 – October 5, 2014) was a gridiron football player, administrator, and coach who served as the head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1983 to 1990.
He was born in 1927 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. A graduate of West Chester High School and The Perkiomen School, Bruno attended the University of Kentucky from 1948 to 1951. He played end on Kentucky Wildcats football team, played forward for the Wildcats basketball team, and was a member of the track team.
In his senior season, Bruno caught 38 passes for 589 yards and 10 touchdowns and was named third-team All America by both AP and UPI. His single-season school record for receiving yards stood until 1964 and his single-season record for touchdown receptions held until 1998.
Bruno played nine games during the Wildcats 1948–49 championship winning basketball season, averaging 2.2 points per game.
Bruno is one of only three Wildcats to have played for Hall of Fame coaches Bear Bryant in football and Adolph Rupp in basketball.
Bruno was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1951 NFL Draft, but chose to play for the Toronto Argonauts instead. He played two seasons for the Argonauts, one game for the Ottawa Rough Riders, two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and three seasons with the London Lords before a serious knee injury ended his playing career.
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