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Bobby Wuensch

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Bobby Wuensch
Profile
PositionTackle
Personal information
Born(1947-11-01)November 1, 1947
DiedJanuary 19, 2025(2025-01-19) (aged 77)
Career information
CollegeTexas
Awards and highlights
  • National champion (1969, 1970)
  • Consensus All-American (1970)
  • First-team All-American (1969)
  • 2× First-team All-SWC (1969, 1970)
  • Named to Cotton Bowl and SWC All-Decade teams of 1970s
  • Played in 1971 Hula Bowl and Coaches All-America Game
  • Inducted into the University of Texas Football Hall of Honor in 1990

Bobby Wuensch (November 1, 1947  January 19, 2025) was an American football offensive lineman. He played for the Texas Longhorns, anchoring their best offensive line in 1968–1970 as a consensus All-American.[1] Wuensch was a captain of the National Champion 1969 Texas Longhorns football team.

Wuensch was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the 12th round, 294th overall, in the 1971 NFL draft, but suffered a career-ending injury in the first season.[2]

Wuensch died in League City, Texas, on January 19, 2025.[3]

References

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  1. "Top Ten Greatest Texas Longhorns | AthlonSports". www.athlonsports.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011.
  2. "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  3. Bohls, Kirk. "Bobby Wuensch, a key player in Texas' national title teams in 1969 and 1970, dies at 77". www.houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
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