Glenn Bujnoch

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Glenn Bujnoch
No. 74, 77 [1]
Born:(1953-12-20)December 20, 1953
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died:September 28, 2023(2023-09-28) (aged 69)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) Offensive lineman
College Texas A&M
NFL draft 1976 / Round: 2 / Pick 38 [2]
Career history
As player
1976–1982 Cincinnati Bengals
1983–1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Glenn David Bujnoch ( /ˈbuːʒnɒk/ BOOZH-nok; [3] December 20, 1953 – September 28, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) from 1976 through 1984. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.

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Early life

Bujnoch was born on December 20, 1953, and attended Mount Carmel High School in Houston, Texas. [4] [1] He then played college football at Texas A&M University. [1]

Professional career

Bujnoch was selected in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. [5] In his rookie year with the Bengals, he played in all 14 games, starting one. In 1977, he became a starter, and from 1977 through 1980 (four seasons), he played in 60 games, starting all but four. [1] On October 17, 1977, he scored his only NFL touchdown, [1] on a four-yard run at Pittsburgh. [6] In 1981, he was limited to six games (starting five), but it was a great year for the Bengals as Bujnoch was a member of the Bengals team that won the AFC Championship and played in Super Bowl XVI. [7] Bujnoch played in nine games off the bench in 1982, his seventh and last with the Bengals. [1]

Bujnoch signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played with them in 1983 and 1984, playing a total of 14 games, starting five. [1] Bujnoch was cut by Tampa Bay before the 1985 season. [8]

Personal life and death

Bujnoch and his wife, Sue, resided in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were the parents of former University of Cincinnati offensive lineman and three-year starter (2005–07) Digger Bujnoch, [3] and Austen Bujnoch, also a three-year starter (2011–13) for the Bearcats. [9]

Glenn Bujnoch died on September 28, 2023, at age 69. [10] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Glenn Bujnoch Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  2. ↑ "Due diligence". www.bengals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Player Bio: Digger Bujnoch – University of Cincinnati Official Athletics Site". www.gobearcats.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "High School – Cincinnati Elder Panthers". August 30, 2006.
  5. ↑ "Bengals Sign Guard Bujnoch". The Press-Courier. May 30, 1976. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bengals notebook: Lineman celebrates birthday with TD". The Columbus Dispatch. December 12, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Super Bowl XVI – San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals – January 24th, 1982". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  8. ↑ Zier, Patrick (August 27, 1985). "Bucs Trim Down to 53". Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Austen Bujnoch – Football". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Former Bengals offensive lineman Glenn Bujnoch has died". WLWT. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Obituary information for Glenn D Bujnoch". www.radelfuneral.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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