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24 Facts About Jarrod Bunch

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Jarrod Glenn Bunch was born on August 9,1968 and is an American former football player, and former head coach of the Beverly Hills High School football team.

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Jarrod Bunch played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1986 to 1990.

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Jarrod Bunch was the first-round pick for the New York Giants in the 1991 NFL draft.

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Jarrod Bunch signed with Los Angeles Raiders two weeks later.

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Jarrod Bunch is the president of the NFLPA former players Los Angeles Chapter.

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Jarrod Bunch attended Ashtabula High School, where he was a star football player and set high school records in pole vault and discus.

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Jarrod Bunch became the first student from the school to be awarded a scholarship to attend a Division I college for football, as well as the first and only to be drafted in the first round of the National Football League.

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Jarrod Bunch enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1986 and played college football as a fullback for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1987 to 1990.

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Jarrod Bunch came to Michigan intent on playing tailback, but with Jamie Morris securing that spot, Bunch was converted to the fullback position.

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Jarrod Bunch started nine games at fullback in 1987, five games in 1988, five games in 1989, and 10 games in 1990.

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In four years at Michigan, Jarrod Bunch gained 1,346 rushing yards on 311 carries with eight rushing touchdowns.

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Jarrod Bunch caught 30 passes for 215 yards and four touchdowns.

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Jarrod Bunch graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management and Communications and used the fifth year of his football scholarship to attend graduate school.

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Jarrod Bunch was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1991 NFL draft.

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Jarrod Bunch became a starter during the 1992 NFL season, starting 13 games at fullback while gaining 501 rushing yards, catching 11 passes for 50 yards, and scoring four touchdowns.

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In 1993, Jarrod Bunch sustained a knee injury in the first week of training camp.

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Jarrod Bunch was limited to 128 rushing yards, 98 receiving yards, and three touchdowns.

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Jarrod Bunch underwent surgeries on his knees and feet during the off-season before the 1994 NFL season.

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Jarrod Bunch was released by the Raiders in October 1994, marking the end of his NFL playing career.

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In May 2020, Jarrod Bunch was chosen to be a participant in the National Football leagues, "Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship" with the Los Angeles Rams.

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On May 18,2018, Jarrod Bunch was introduced as the head coach of the Beverly Hills High School football team.

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Jarrod Bunch has his own production company, Bunch Time Productions.

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Jarrod Bunch's acting credits include the role of the young George Foreman in the Emmy award-winning HBO film, Don King: Only in America.

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Jarrod Bunch appears in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" and is a principal actor in more than 100 national commercials.