Bill Brundige (2016) - CU Athletic Hall of Fame - University of Colorado Athletics

Bill Brundige

Induction:
2016
Class:
1970

A first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America/Look Magazine as a senior in 1969, when both wire services (AP, United Press International) named him second-team … A first-team All-Big Eight performer at defensive end as a senior, he was also the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year … He had a monster senior season, setting a CU record that still stood some 33 seasons later with 24 tackles for 123 yards in losses; that included 13 quarterback sacks, also a school record that would last almost a quarter-century … He had 149 tackles in his career (55 credited as solo, which means 37 of those were behind the line of scrimmage) … A first-team Academic All-Big Eight team member as a junior … A second-round draft pick by Washington in the 1970 National Football League Draft (43rd overall) … Played in 107 NFL games (74 starts), all with the Redskins (1970-77) ... He started every game his rookie season and played in Super Bowl VII following the ’72 season.