Bob Breunig
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 4, 1953 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Inglewood, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Phoenix (AZ) Alhambra | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1975 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 135 |
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| Interceptions: | 9 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 8 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Robert Paul Breunig (born July 4, 1953) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Arizona State University.
Breunig attended Alhambra High School in Phoenix, Arizona, where in 1970 led his team in scoring, rushing and tackling as a fullback and middle linebacker, receiving All-State Defensive Captain Honors. He was also the wrestling AAA Heavyweight State Champion achieving a 42-1 record between his junior and senior seasons.
In 2000, he was included in the Arizona Athletes of the Century list and to the Arizona All-Century high school football team. In 2010, he was inducted into the Arizona High School Sports Hall of Fame.
Breunig signed with Arizona State University out of Phoenix Alhambra High School and became a starter by his second year (NCAA football freshmen were then ineligible), leading the team in tackles with 91 (incl. 19 against the Air Force Academy). He would remain the team leader in tackles with 117 as a junior and 145 as a senior. He was a First-Team All American (Kodak, Time Magazine, Sporting News, Pop Warner), a Second-Team All American (AP and UPI), a two-time WAC Defensive Player of the Year and a three-time All-WAC selection. He played in the East-West Shrine Game, the Hula Bowl and the Coaches All-America Game.
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