Bruno Banducci
| Bruno Banducci | |
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Position (s): Guard |
Jersey numbers: 33, 63 |
| born on November 11, 1921 in Tassignano , Italy | |
| died on September 15, 1985 in Sonoma , California , USA | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1944 - 1955 | |
| NFL Draft : 1943 / Round: 6 / Pick: 42 | |
| College : Stanford University | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games (NFL) | 122 |
| of which as a starter | 41 |
| Touchdowns | 1 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Bruno Banducci (born November 11, 1921 in Tassignano , Italy , † September 15, 1985 in Sonoma , California ) was an American American football player from Italy . He played as a guard in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles .
Player career
Bruno Banducci studied at Stanford University and acted as a guard for their football team. In 1941 he was able to defeat the University of Nebraska team with 21:13 in the Rose Bowl with the Stanford Indians . In 1943 he played in the East-West Shrine Game and was in the same year by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round in 42 out drafted . Banducci played in Philadelphia under coach Greasy Neale in 1944 and 1945, where he had, among other things, the task of blocking the way into the opposing end zone for running back Steve Van Buren .
After his season in Philadelphia, Banducci moved to the Buck Shaw- trained San Francisco 49ers, who were based in the newly formed All-America Football Conference (AAFC). In 1948, Banducci and his team won 12 out of 14 games, placing the team second in their division behind eventual AAFC champions Cleveland Browns . The following year, the 49ers lost 21-7 in the AAFC championship final to the Browns. After that season, the AAFC had to stop playing due to financial problems and the 49ers were accepted into the NFL. After the 1954 season, Banducci played for a year with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and then ended his career.
Banducci was one of the few players who admitted to doping after his career .
Honors
Bruno Banducci played once in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season. He was voted All Pro seven times . Banducci is a member of the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team and the Sydney and Theodore Rosenberg Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame .
According to the NFL
Bruno Banducci worked as a math teacher after his career. His grave is unknown.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1948 annual statistics of the 49ers
- ↑ 1949 annual statistics of the 49ers
- ^ Career of Bruno Banducci ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Article in the New York Times
- ^ Bruno Banducci in the Find a Grave database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Banducci, Bruno |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tassignano , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1985 |
| Place of death | Sonoma , California |