John Bruhin
No. 69
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1964-12-09)December 9, 1964
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:March 31, 2022(2022-03-31) (aged 57)
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:Powell (Powell, Tennessee)
College:Tennessee
NFL draft:1988 / Round: 4 / Pick: 86
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:49
Games started:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

John Glenn Bruhin (December 9, 1964 – March 31, 2022) was an American football guard who played four seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Bruhin was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 1988 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at the University of Tennessee and high school football at Powell High School in Powell, Tennessee.[2][3]

After redshirting in 1983 at Tennessee, Bruhin spent most of the 1984 season as a reserve behind All-American Bill Mayo.[4][5] By the 1985 season, he was a starter on a line that featured future NFL players Bruce Wilkerson, Harry Galbreath, and David Douglas,[6] and delivered a "stellar blocking performance" in the 1986 Sugar Bowl.[7] In spite of a knee injury,[8] he appeared in 11 games in 1986, and played in all 12 games in 1987.[4]

Bruhin appeared in all sixteen games for Tampa Bay during his rookie season in 1988. He had worked his way into the starting lineup by 1989, but suffered a knee injury in the seventh game of the season, and missed several games.[9] He started several games for the Bucs during the 1990 season, alternating at left guard with Tom McHale.[10] He continued alternating the starting spot with right guard Ian Beckles and Tom McHale during the 1991 season.[11] Bruhin signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in March 1992,[12] but was waived just before the start of the season.[13] He died on March 31, 2022, at the age of 57.[14]

References

  1. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ex-Marshall player Bruhin dies in Tenn". Herald-Dispatch.com. January 13, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "JOHN BRUHIN". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Career Football Statistics Archived October 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, UTSports.com. Accessed: August 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Squad," 1984 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide, pp. 44-45. Accessed: August 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "The Squad: Offense," 1985 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide, p. 51. Accessed: August 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "The Squad: Offense," 1986 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide, p. 51. Accessed: August 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "The Squad: Offense," 1987 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide, p. 49.
  9. ^ Tim Leone, "Injuries, Mistakes Put Hurting on Buccaneers," Sarasota Herald-Tribune, October 24, 1989.
  10. ^ Patrick Zier, "Bucs' Guards Must Battle Foes, Injuries," Lakeland (FL) Ledger, July 18, 1991.
  11. ^ Patrick Zier, "Unsigned Bucs Potential Problem," Lakeland (FL) Ledger, April 29, 1992.
  12. ^ "Monday's Moves," Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 24, 1992.
  13. ^ "Transactions," New York Times, August 31, 1992.
  14. ^ Former Tennessee Vols offensive lineman John Bruhin, a Knoxville native, dies at 57

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