Dave Bruno

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David Bruno
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Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1963-03-19) March 19, 1963 (age 61)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Leyden Township
College: Moraine Valley Community College
Undrafted: 1986
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Punts:13
Punting yards:464
Player stats at PFR

David Bruno (born March 19, 1963) is a former American football punter who played one season for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He is the only Moraine Valley Community College attendee to play professional football. [1]

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Early life and education

Bruno was born on March 19, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois. He went to Leyden Township High School before attending Moraine Valley Community College. He played for their team, the Marauders (now Cyclones), an NJCAA team. In 1984, against Triton, he had an 89 yard punt. [2] After college he played in several Chicago-area minor leagues.

Professional career

In 1987, Bruno was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) as a replacement player. He would play in two games before being released, after an unimpressive 13 punts for 464 yards (35.69 average). After his first game, against the Green Bay Packers, a journalist sarcastically wrote about his punts saying "Or take Minnesota punter Dave Bruno, who got off booming kicks of 16, 18, and 24 yards." [3] He had 8 punts for 274 yards against the Packers, with an 34.25 average. [4] His second and final game was against the Chicago Bears, he posted slightly better stats, 5 punts for 190 yards (38.00 average), but was still below average. [4] He was released before the next game and did not play afterwards. [5] In his two games, he had 13 punts for 464 yards. He also had one touchback and a long of 53 yards. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Moriane Valley CC (IL) Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Triton trips MVCC, 23-13". Southtown Star . September 23, 1984 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ Sawyer, Gary (October 5, 1987). "Hopefully, we won't have to watch long". Quad-City Times – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. 1 2 "Dave Bruno 1987 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  5. 1 2 "Dave Bruno Stats - Pro Football Archives". Pro Football Archives.
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