Don Bunce

Don Bunce
Don Bunce
Date of birth: January 17, 1949(1949-01-17)
Place of birth: Redwood City, California
Date of death: April 15, 2003(2003-04-15) (aged 54)
Career information
Position(s): Quarterback
College: Stanford
NFL Draft: 1972 / Round: 12 / Pick: 307
(By the Washington Redskins)
Organizations
 As player:
1972 BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
Awards: 1972 Rose Bowl MVP

Don Bunce (January 17, 1949 – April 15, 2003) was an American football quarterback and orthopedic surgeon.

Collegiate career

Bunce was a graduate of Woodside High School, then attended Stanford University, where he played behind Jim Plunkett. After Plunkett graduated in 1971, Bunce became the starting quarterback and led the Indians to the Pac-8 championship and a spot in the 1972 Rose Bowl against unbeaten Michigan. Stanford trailed Michigan with 1:48 left, but Bunce completed five of six passes on a last-minute drive to set up a field goal and Stanford's 13-12 victory. Bunce was named Rose Bowl most valuable player. He was also awarded the 1971 W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast.

Professional career

In the 1972 NFL Draft, Bunce was selected in the 12th round by the Washington Redskins, but he opted to join the Canadian Football League, where he played one season with the British Columbia Lions. Bunce then left football and attended Stanford Medical School, where he received a medical degree in 1977 and went on to start a successful practice as an orthopedic surgeon in Palo Alto. He also served as team doctor for Stanford's football team from 1982 to 1992.

Bunce died of a heart attack at the age of 54 near Santa Cruz, California.[1]

References

  1. ^ King, Jonah D. (2003-04-23). "Don Bunce, Rose Bowl MVP, dies". The Almanac. http://www.almanacnews.com/morgue/2003/2003_04_23.bunce.html. Retrieved 2007-01-26. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • I Don't Know How She Does It — Título Tentación en Manhattan (España) ¿Cómo lo hace? (Argentina) ¿Cómo diablos le hace? (México) Ficha técnica Dirección Douglas McGrath Producción …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rose Bowl Game — Granddaddy of Them All redirects here. For the pay per view wrestling event, see WrestleMania. Rose Bowl Game The Granddaddy of Them All 2011 Rose Bowl game logo Stadium Rose Bowl Location Pasadena, California …   Wikipedia

  • Stanford Cardinal football — NCAAFootballSchool TeamName = Stanford Cardinal football ImageSize = 118 HeadCoachDisplay = Jim Harbaugh HeadCoachLink = Jim Harbaugh HeadCoachYear = 1st HCWins = 4 HCLosses = 8 HCTies = Stadium = Stanford Stadium FieldName = Foster Field… …   Wikipedia

  • Woodside High School (Woodside, California) — Infobox high school image caption = imagesize = name=Woodside High School motto = Home of the Wildcats principal = David Reilly grades=9 12 type = Public established = 1958 staff = 101 (2006 07) [http://www.woodsidehs.org/common/pdfFrame.php?url …   Wikipedia

  • Fighting Talk — Infobox Radio Show show name = Fighting Talk imagesize = 200px caption = other names = FT format = Sports panel game runtime = 50 minutes (approx) country = UK language = English home station = BBC Radio 5 Live presenter = Colin Murray (2006… …   Wikipedia

  • Kobold — This article is about the sprite from Germanic folklore. For other uses, see Kobold (disambiguation). Kobold The kobold Heinzelmann Grouping Mythological creature Fairy Sprite Country German …   Wikipedia

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox — Fantastic Mr Fox is a children s novel written by Roald Dahl, first published in the US by Alfred A. Knopf in 1970 with illustrations by Donald Chaffin. Some later editions were illustrated by Tony Ross, others by Quentin Blake and Jill… …   Wikipedia

  • Davy Crockett — For other uses, see Davy Crockett (disambiguation). David Davy Crockett Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee s 12th district In office March 4, 18 …   Wikipedia

  • 2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season — Coventry City F.C. Season 2006–07 Contents 1 Matches 1.1 Pre season friendlies 1.2 Coca Cola Championship …   Wikipedia

  • Bibliography —    Internet Sites    Dictionaries and Bibliographies of Sacred Music    Biographies of musicians    Bibliography: Byzantine and Orthodox    Discographies    Important collections of music    INTRODUCTION    Because the entri …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”