Bruce Patrick Bannon was born on March 11,1951 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for two seasons during the early 1970s.
10 Facts About Bruce Bannon
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Bruce Bannon played college football for Penn State University and earned consensus All-American honors.
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Bruce Bannon started playing football at 8 years old in the Morris County Midget Football League for the Rockaway Township Rockets as a quarterback.
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Bruce Bannon played high school football at Morris Hills High School in Rockaway.
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Bruce Bannon was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and the defensive Most Valuable Player of the 1972 Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Bruce Bannon graduated from Penn State in 1973 with a bachelor of science degree in geology.
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Bruce Bannon was named First-team All-America and selected to play in the Hula Bowl the following season.
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Bruce Bannon was a Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete with an NCAA Postgraduate scholarship.
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Bruce Bannon was a 1972 Academic All American as well.
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Bruce Bannon had 223 tackles as a defensive end and was outstanding as a pass rusher.