John Bruno | |
Number: | 10 |
Position: | Punter |
Birth Date: | 10 September 1964 |
Birth Place: | Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
High School: | Upper St. Clair (Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania) |
College: | Penn St. |
Draftyear: | 1987 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 126 |
Pastteams: | |
Highlights: |
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Statlabel1: | Punts |
Statvalue1: | 16 |
Statlabel2: | Punting yards |
Statvalue2: | 619 |
Statlabel3: | Longest punt |
Statvalue3: | 56 |
Pfr: | Brun20 |
John Currie Bruno Jr. (September 10, 1964 – April 13, 1992) was an American professional football punter who played one season for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fifth round of the 126th pick in the 1987 NFL draft and played college football at Penn State for the Penn State Nittany Lions football[1] [2] where he won the national championship in 1986, the Fiesta Bowl in 1987, and the Aloha Bowl in 1983.[3]
Bruno Jr. was born on September 10, 1964, in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. He stood at 6'2, 190 pounds.[4] In December 1991, he was diagnosed with skin cancer. He died on April 13, 1992, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The funeral was held at First Presbyterian Church in Irwin, Pennsylvania.[5]