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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | March 24, 1957 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Sellersville, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Delaware | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1980 / Round: 6 / Pick: 145 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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TD–INT: | 29–54 |
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Passing yards: | 6,457 |
QB rating: | 56.3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Scott Lee Brunner (born March 24, 1957) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants from 1980 to 1983, the Denver Broncos in 1984, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985.
Brunner was born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Middletown, New York. By the time he started high school, the family had moved to West Chester, Pennsylvania. Brunner played high school football at Henderson High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Lawrence High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, where the family had moved before his junior year.
Brunner played under head coach Tubby Raymond and led the Delaware Fighting Blue Hens to the NCAA Division II Football Championship in his only year as a starter in 1979. Brunner earned first team All-American honors by the American Football Coaches Association and was the Eastern College Athletic Conference All-East Player of the Year in 1979 when he threw for 2,401 yards and a then school record 24 touchdowns in leading Delaware to a 13-1 record and a national title game win over Youngstown State University. He also served as a backup in 1978 (behind future NFL player Jeff Komlo) and helped UD advance to the NCAA Division II championship game. Brunner was selected to the NCAA Division II Hall of Fame in 2002.