Blair Bush

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Blair Bush
No. 58, 59, 51
Position: Center
Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1956-11-25) November 25, 1956 (age 67)
Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:268 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: Palos Verdes
(Palos Verdes Estates, California)
College: Washington
NFL draft: 1978  / round: 1 / pick: 16
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:246
Games started:161
Fumble recoveries:4
Player stats at PFR

Blair Walter Bush (born November 25, 1956) is an American former football center and long snapper who played 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for four teams. He played college football for the Washington Huskies.

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Early life and education

Bush was born in Fort Hood, Texas, on November 25, 1956. He played high school football at Palos Verdes in Palos Verdes Estates, California and college football for the University of Washington, [1] where he was named to the 1977 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team and the 1977 College Football All-America Team. At the University of Washington, Bush was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.[ citation needed ]

NFL career

Bush entered the National Football League in 1978. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1978 to 1982, the Seattle Seahawks from 1983 to 1988, the Green Bay Packers from 1989 to 1991, and the Los Angeles Rams from 1992 to 1994. [1]

In January 1982, as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, he played in Super Bowl XVI.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Blair Bush". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2023.