Bobby Kuntz was a part of the Tiger-Cats 1963 and 1965 Grey Cup winning teams.
10 Facts About Bobby Kuntz
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Bobby Kuntz was discouraged by football coaches in Cleveland, but at St Jerome's High School he found Clem Faust, a coach willing to support his desire to play.
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Bobby Kuntz joined the Toronto Argonauts in 1956 and stayed with them for 6 years before being traded to the Hamilton Tiger-cats in 1962.
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Bobby Kuntz was a 2-way player at linebacker and fullback.
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Bobby Kuntz's best rushing year was 1962, when he carried 151 times for 813 yards, a 5.4 average, and 6 touchdowns.
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Bobby Kuntz was a founding member of St Francis Assisi Parish, and involved with St Mary's General Hospital Foundation, Mosaic Counselling and Family Services, the United Way, the Congregation of the Resurrection and St Jerome's University.
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Bobby Kuntz was the co-owner of the family's surface finishing company Bobby Kuntz Electroplating.
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Bobby Kuntz was involved with the business from his retirement in 1966 from football until shortly before his death along with his brother Paul who predeceased him in early 2011.
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Bobby Kuntz was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2000, and lived in nursing homes in the last years of his life.
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On February 7,2011, Bobby Kuntz died due to complications from Parkinson's disease at the age of 79 in Waterloo, Ontario, surrounded by his wife and children.