Bruce Lemmerman (born October 4, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional American football player.
| Date of birth: | October 4, 1945 |
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California |
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| Status: | Retired |
| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | QB |
| Hand: | Right |
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| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Football Career[]
After a star career at San Fernando Valley State College, where he led the Matadors to their first winning season and the Junior Rose Bowl in 1967, Lemmerman became a backup quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in 1968 and 1969. He later played ten years in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos. After his retirement from a playing career in football, Lemmerman became an assistant coach for the Eskimos, the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League and the NFL's Houston Oilers. Later he was hired as director of operations for Edmonton, and then worked for many years as a scout for the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints. [1][2][3]
Legacy[]
Lemmerman is the only CSUN quarterback to play in the NFL, and was inducted into the Matadors Hall of Fame in 1981.[4][5]
References[]
- ↑ Henson, Steve (June 30, 1990). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: BRUCE LEMMERMAN : A Front-Office Scrambler : Former Quarterback at CSUN Maintains Fast-Paced Life as Decision-Maker for Edmonton Eskimos". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-30/sports/sp-577_1_bruce-lemmerman.
- ↑ Wong, Jeff (June 1, 1994). "Saints Hire Lemmerman to Call Scouting Signals". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-01/sports/sp-64405_1_bruce-lemmerman.
- ↑ Esterson, Emily (November 17, 1998). "Game plan". Inc.. https://www.inc.com/magazine/19981201/5422.html.
- ↑ Henson, Steve (June 30, 1990). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: BRUCE LEMMERMAN : A Front-Office Scrambler : Former Quarterback at CSUN Maintains Fast-Paced Life as Decision-Maker for Edmonton Eskimos". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-30/sports/sp-577_1_bruce-lemmerman.
- ↑ "Matadors Hall of Fame Archives". https://gomatadors.com/sports/2015/7/14/GEN_0714154919.aspx.
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