Bruce McGonnigal
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| Position: | Tight end | ||
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| Born: | May 1, 1968 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Loyola (Towson, Maryland) | ||
| College: | Virginia | ||
| NFL draft: | 1991 / Round: 9 / Pick: 238 (By the Pittsburgh Steelers) | ||
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Joseph Bruce McGonnigal (born May 1, 1968) is a former American football tight end on the University of Virginia football team, and was a starter at the position in 1989 and 1990. In 1989, he set an ACC record for receiving yards by a tight end in a single season, with 634.[1]
Early years
McGonnigal played high school football at Loyola High School where he helped the Dons end a long losing streak to archrival Calvert Hall in the annual Turkey Bowl game his senior year. MCGonnigal graduated in 1986.
College career
McGonnigal has become an integral part of football folklore at the University of Virginia, where many fans tell varying accounts of how McGonnigal was injured while searching for his girlfriend's dog, some time prior to the game against
Professional career
McGonnigal was
After football
McGonnigal took up a career in political campaign management after leaving the NFL.[5]
References
- ^ "Postgame Notes". University of Virginia. November 29, 2003. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "Bruce McGonnigal: How I Hurt Myself (The True Story!)". TheSabre.com. May 25, 2005. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "Bruce McGonnigal". The Football Database. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ John Gizzi (March 25, 2002). "Ohio 'Brown-in?'". Human Events Publishing, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2009.