Bruno Banducci
Tackle | |||||
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Born: | Tassignano, Italy | November 11, 1921||||
Died: | September 15, 1985 Sonoma, California, U.S. | (aged 63)||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Richmond (CA) | ||||
College: | Stanford | ||||
NFL draft: | 1943 / Round: 6 / Pick: 42 | ||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Bruno Banducci (November 11, 1921 – September 15, 1985) was an
Banducci was the last member of the founding 1946 49ers team to leave the organization.
Biography
Bruno Banducci was born November 11, 1921 in the village of
.Banducci played college football at Stanford University, where he was a member of the so-called "Dream Team" that won the 1940 Rose Bowl Game.[1] He was a tackle at the collegiate level but was converted to a guard upon turning pro.[1]
He was
He earned a Pro Bowl nomination in 1954 and named an Associated Press first-team All Pro in 1947 and 1954. Banducci is also a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity.
Banducci retired in 1954 as the final member of the original 49ers team still on the roster, his 1946 teammates Frankie Albert and Johnny Strzykalski having retired at the end of the 1952 campaign.[1]
After retiring from professional football, he taught high school math at Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, California, US, and Sonoma Valley High School in Sonoma, California, US.
The Professional Football Researchers Association named Banducci to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2009.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Professional Football 1953 Year Book of the National Football League. New York: Don Spencer Co., 1953; p. 68.
- ^ "Bruno Banducci," Pro Football Archive, www.profootballarchives.com
- ^ "Hall of Very Good - 2009 - Pfra | Professional Football Researchers Association".