1. Bruce Lee Bosley was an American professional football player who was a guard and center for 14 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
24 Facts About Bruce Bosley
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Bruce Bosley was selected to four Pro Bowls, and was named All-Pro four times.
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Bruce Bosley played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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Bruce Bosley was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
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Bruce Bosley attended Green Bank High School in Green Bank, West Virginia.
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Bruce Bosley was a third-team Class B all-state fullback at Green Bank High School, and played in the North-South High School All-Star game.
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Bruce Bosley was recruited to WVU to play football for the Mountaineers by head coach Art "Pappy" Lewis, who first saw Bosley playing high school basketball.
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In 1954, after a dominating performance against Penn State, Bruce Bosley was named Associated Press Player of the Week.
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Bruce Bosley went on to earn consensus All-America honors as a senior in 1955, only the second WVU player to do so at the time.
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West Virginia won 31 of 38 games Bruce Bosley played in during his four seasons from 1952 to 1955.
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At the time of their graduation in 1955, some thought Bruce Bosley to be the better player over Huff.
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Bruce Bosley was an Academic All-American with a degree in chemical engineering.
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Bruce Bosley was invited to play in the College Football All-Star Game, the North-South Game and the Senior Bowl.
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In 1962, when the team was searching for a center after an injury to starter Frank Morze, all-pro guard Bruce Bosley started at center.
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Bruce Bosley was named to the Pro Bowl again in 1965 and was honored two more times in 1966 and 1967.
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Bruce Bosley spent another season with the 49ers in 1968, starting all 14 games, and a year with the Atlanta Falcons in 1969, starting in nine games before retiring.
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Bruce Bosley became part-owner of a wholesale electrical supply house in addition to his home remodeling business and was known for his civic and charitable activities in San Francisco.
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Bruce Bosley was called "the lifeblood of the charity" by his executive assistant.
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In 1999, the chapter posthumously dedicated its new headquarters at the Bruce Bosley Memorial Building in Redwood City.
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Bruce Bosley lived in San Francisco, or San Mateo, until his death from a heart attack on April 26,1995.
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Bruce Bosley was attending a United Way awards dinner, sitting at the head table with NFL hall of famer Jerry Rice whom Bosley had recruited as a host, when stricken.
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In 1982, Bruce Bosley was inducted as a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Bruce Bosley was a part of West Virginia University's second Sports Hall of Fame induction class of 1992, and had his number 77 retired by the school in a pregame ceremony on September 3,2016.
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Bruce Bosley was named the state of West Virginia's 30th greatest sports figure in a poll conducted by CNNSI.