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Fred Bruney
No. 12 (Ohio State), 45, 41, 22, 38, 33
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	December 30, 1931; Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	January 22, 2016 (aged 84); Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
College:	Ohio State
NFL draft:	1953 / Round: 3 / Pick: 35
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (1953–1956); Pittsburgh Steelers (1956–1957); Los Angeles Rams (1958); Boston Patriots (1960–1962);
Career highlights and awards
	2× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1951, 1952);
	Player stats at PFR

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Frederick Karl Bruney (December 30, 1931 – January 22, 2016) was an American college and professional American football defensive back.

College career

Bruney played halfback on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball for the Ohio State University Buckeyes from 1950 to 1952. He scored six touchdowns for the Buckeyes in the 1952 season, but he was known primarily for his defensive play. He had 17 career interceptions, which remains second in the Ohio State record book. Bruney was selected first-team All-Big Ten in 1952.

Professional career

Bruney was drafted in the third round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. On September 22, 1953 he is traded to the San Francisco 49ers to get to get to the regular season roster size limit. He ultimately played in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Los Angeles Rams. In 1960 he joined the Boston Patriots of the upstart American Football League. He played there for three seasons and was a two-time AFL All-Star selection.

Coaching career

Bruney was appointed the interim head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for the last game of the 1985 NFL season after former coach Marion Campbell was let go with one game remaining in the season. That game was a 37-35 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles' 37 points in Week 16 was the most they had scored in a game in over 4 years. Bruney was replaced by Buddy Ryan for the 1986 season. Bruney served as an assistant coach throughout his long NFL career with the Eagles, Falcons, Buccaneers, Giants and Colts.^[1] He retired from the NFL after the 1997 season, at the time he held the longest tenure as a player and coach in Pro Football. Bruney died in Sandy Springs, Georgia on January 22, 2016.^[2]

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
PHI	1985	1	0	0	1.000	4th in NFC East	-	-	-	-
PHI Total		1	0	0	1.000		0	0	.000
Total		1	0	0	1.000		0	0	.000

References

^ "Fred Bruney: Big on football and family".
^ Frederick Bruney. "Frederick Bruney Obituary - Sandy Springs, GA | Atlanta Journal-Constitution". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

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[1] "Fred Bruney: Big on football and family".

[2] Frederick Bruney. "Frederick Bruney Obituary - Sandy Springs, GA | Atlanta Journal-Constitution". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

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+* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|1956}}–{{NFL Year|1957}})
-   |teams=NFL [[San Francisco 49ers]]<BR>NFL [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]<BR>NFL [[Los Angeles Rams]]<BR>'''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[Boston Patriots]]
+* [[Los Angeles Rams]] ({{NFL Year|1958}})
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-'''Fred K. Bruney''' (born [[December 30#Births|December 30]], [[1931#Births|1931]] in [[Martins Ferry, Ohio]]) is a former [[college football|college]] and [[NFL|professional]] [[American football]] [[defensive back]].
+* 2× [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1961, 1962)
+* 2× First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1951 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1951]], [[1952 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1952]])
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+'''Frederick Karl Bruney''' (December 30, 1931 – January 22, 2016) was an American [[college football|college]] and [[NFL|professional]] [[American football]] [[defensive back]].
+==College career==
-Bruney played [[Running back| halfback]] on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball for the [[Ohio State University]] [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Buckeyes]] from 1950 to 1952.  He scored six touchdowns for the Buckeyes in the 1952 season, but he was known primarily for his defensive play.  He had 17 career [[interceptions]], which remains second in the Ohio State record book.  Bruney was selected first-team All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] in 1952.
+Bruney played [[Running back|halfback]] on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball for the [[Ohio State University]] [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Buckeyes]] from 1950 to 1952.  He scored six touchdowns for the Buckeyes in the 1952 season, but he was known primarily for his defensive play.  He had 17 career [[interceptions]], which remains second in the Ohio State record book.  Bruney was selected first-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] in 1952.
+==Professional career==
-Bruney was drafted in the third round of the [[1953 NFL Draft]] by the [[Cleveland Browns]].  He ultimately played in the [[National Football League]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]], the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], and the [[Los Angeles Rams]].  In [[1960 AFL season|1960]] he joined the [[Boston Patriots]] of the upstart [[American Football League]].  He played there for three seasons and was a two-time [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] selection.
+Bruney was drafted in the third round of the [[1953 NFL Draft]] by the [[Cleveland Browns]]. On September 22, 1953 he is traded  to the San Francisco 49ers to get to get to the regular season roster size limit. He ultimately played in the [[National Football League]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]], the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], and the [[Los Angeles Rams]].  In [[1960 AFL season|1960]] he joined the [[Boston Patriots]] of the upstart [[American Football League]].  He played there for three seasons and was a two-time [[American Football League All-Star games|AFL All-Star]] selection.
+==Coaching career==
-Bruney was appointed the interim head coach of the [[1985 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] for the last game of the [[1985 NFL season]] after former coach [[Marion Campbell]] was let go with one game remaining in the season. That game was a 37-35 win over the [[Minnesota Vikings]].  The Eagles' 37 points in Week 16 was the most they had scored in a game in over 4 years. Bruney was replaced by [[Buddy Ryan]] for the [[1986 Philadelphia Eagles season|1986 season]].  Bruney served as an assistant coach throughout his long NFL career with the [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]], [[Atlanta Falcons|Falcons]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Buccaneers]], [[New York Giants|Giants]] and [[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]].{{clarification needed}}  He retired from the NFL after the 1997 season, at the time he held the longest tenure as a player and coach in Pro Football.
+Bruney was appointed the interim head coach of the [[1985 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] for the last game of the [[1985 NFL season]] after former coach [[Marion Campbell]] was let go with one game remaining in the season. That game was a 37-35 win over the [[Minnesota Vikings]].  The Eagles' 37 points in Week 16 was the most they had scored in a game in over 4 years. Bruney was replaced by [[Buddy Ryan]] for the [[1986 Philadelphia Eagles season|1986 season]].  Bruney served as an assistant coach throughout his long NFL career with the [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]], [[Atlanta Falcons|Falcons]], [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Buccaneers]], [[New York Giants|Giants]] and [[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesleaderonline.com/sports-columns/2016/01/fred-bruney-big-on-football-and-family/|title = Fred Bruney: Big on football and family}}</ref>  He retired from the NFL after the 1997 season, at the time he held the longest tenure as a player and coach in Pro Football. Bruney died in [[Sandy Springs, Georgia]] on January 22, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|author=Frederick Bruney |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=frederick-bruney&pid=177436040&fhid=5442 |title=Frederick Bruney Obituary - Sandy Springs, GA &#124; Atlanta Journal-Constitution |website=Legacy.com |access-date=2016-01-30}}</ref>
-== See also ==
+==Head coaching record==
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
-* [[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]
+|-
+! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular Season !! colspan="4"|Post Season
+|-
+!Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
+|-
+![[1985 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]||[[1985 NFL season|1985]]
+||1||0||0||{{Winning percentage|1|0|0}}||4th in NFC East|| -  || -  || -  || -
+|-
+! colspan="2"|PHI Total||1||0||0||{{winpct|1|0|0}}||||0||0||.000||
+|-
+! colspan="2"|Total||1||0||0||{{winpct|1|0|0}}||||0||0||.000||
+|}
+==See also==
-{{start box}}
+* [[List of American Football League players]]
-{{succession box | title=[[Ohio State Buckeyes football#Team season MVPs|Ohio State Buckeyes <br> Football Season MVP]] <br> 1952 | before=[[Vic Janowicz]]  | after=[[George Jacoby]] | years=}}
-{{succession box | title=[[Philadelphia Eagles|Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach]] <br> [[1985 NFL season|1985]] | before=[[Marion Campbell]] | after=[[Buddy Ryan]] | years=}}
-{{succession box |title=[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator]] |before=[[Doug Graber]] |years=1990 |after=[[Floyd Peters]] }}
-{{end box}}
+==References==
-{{Philadelphia Eagles}}
-{{EaglesCoach}}
+{{Reflist}}
-{{1960 Boston Patriots}}
+{{Philadelphia Eagles coach navbox}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
+{{1960 Boston Patriots}}
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+{{Browns1953DraftPicks}}
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-| DATE OF BIRTH     = December 30, 1931
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Martins Ferry, Ohio]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
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