Bob Bruer
Date of birth | May 22, 1953 |
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Place of birth | Madison, Wisconsin |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Tight end |
US college | Mankato State |
NFL draft | 1975 / Round: 7 / Pick 189 (By the Houston Oilers) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1975–1976 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) |
1977-1980 | San Francisco 49ers |
1980–1985 | Minnesota Vikings |
Career stats | |
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Robert Anthony Bruer (born May 22, 1953) is a former American football player and coach. He played tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings from 1977 until 1985.
Playing career
Bruer played for the San Francisco 49ers for two seasons and moved to the Minnesota Vikings for the remainder of his career. Previously, he played two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Bruer caught Joe Montana's first NFL touchdown pass on November 18, 1979.[1]
Coaching career
Bruer later coached football at his alma mater, the Minnesota State University, Mankato.
References
Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- American football tight ends
- American players of Canadian football
- Minnesota State Mavericks football coaches
- Minnesota State Mavericks football players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
- American football tight end, 1950s birth stubs