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   |birth_date={{birth date and age|1931|12|30}}
   |birth_place= [[Martins Ferry, Ohio]]
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   |jersey='''23'''
   |position=[[Defensive Back]]
   |college=[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
   |NFLDraftedYear=1953
   |NFLDraftedRound=3
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   |years=[[1953 NFL season|1953]]-[[1956 NFL season|1956]]<br>[[1956 NFL season|1956]]-[[1957 NFL season|1957]]<BR>[[1958 NFL season|1958]]<BR>[[1960 AFL season|1960]]-[[1962 AFL season|1962]]
   |teams=NFL [[San Francisco 49ers]]<BR>NFL [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]<BR>NFL [[Los Angeles Rams]]<BR>'''[[American Football League|AFL]]''' [[Boston Patriots]]
   |AFLAllStar=[[1961 AFL season|1961]], [[1962 AFL season|1962]]
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'''Fred K. Bruney''' (born December 30, 1931) is a former [[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.

==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.

==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]].{{clarify|date=November 2010}}  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.

==See also==
* [[List of American Football League players|Other American Football League players]]

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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player and coach
| DATE OF BIRTH     = December 30, 1931
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Martins Ferry, Ohio]]
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[[Category:People from Martins Ferry, Ohio]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Eagles coaches]]
[[Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players]]
[[Category:Ohio State University alumni]]
[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Rams players]]
[[Category:Boston Patriots (AFL) players]]
[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American Football League All-Star players]]
[[Category:Boston Patriots (AFL) coaches]]


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