:Bruce Lemmerman
{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1945)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
|name=Bruce Lemmerman
|image=
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|pfr=LemmBr00
|position=Quarterback
|number=18
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1945|10|4}}
|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|death_date=
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|height_ft =6
|height_in =1
|weight_lbs =206
|high_school=Westchester
|college=Cal State Northridge
|undraftedyear=1968
|pastteams=
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1968|1970}})
- Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|1971|1979}})
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|1980}})
| pastcoaching =
- Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|1981}}–{{CFL Year|1982}})
(Off. Coach) - Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|1987}}–{{CFL Year|1988}})
(Off. Coach)
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Bruce Lemmerman (born October 4, 1945) is an American former professional football player.
Football career
After a star career at San Fernando Valley State College, where he led the Matadors to their first winning season and the Junior Rose Bowl in 1967, Lemmerman became a backup quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in 1968 and 1969. He later played ten years in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos. After his retirement from a playing career in football, Lemmerman became an assistant coach for the Eskimos, the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL) and the NFL's Houston Oilers. Later he was hired as director of operations for Edmonton, and then worked for many years as a scout for the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints.{{cite news |last=Henson |first=Steve |date=June 30, 1990 |title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: BRUCE LEMMERMAN : A Front-Office Scrambler : Former Quarterback at CSUN Maintains Fast-Paced Life as Decision-Maker for Edmonton Eskimos |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-30-sp-577-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=March 13, 2019 }}{{cite news |last=Wong |first=Jeff |date=June 1, 1994 |title=Saints Hire Lemmerman to Call Scouting Signals |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-01-sp-64405-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=March 13, 2019 }}{{cite magazine |last=Esterson |first=Emily |date=November 17, 1998 |title=Game plan |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/19981201/5422.html |magazine=Inc. |access-date=March 13, 2019 }}
Legacy
Lemmerman is the only CSUN quarterback to play in the NFL, and was inducted into the Matadors Hall of Fame in 1981.{{cite news |last=Henson |first=Steve |date=June 30, 1990 |title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: BRUCE LEMMERMAN : A Front-Office Scrambler : Former Quarterback at CSUN Maintains Fast-Paced Life as Decision-Maker for Edmonton Eskimos |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-30-sp-577-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=March 13, 2019 }}{{cite web |url=https://gomatadors.com/sports/2015/7/14/GEN_0714154919.aspx |title=Matadors Hall of Fame Archives |author= |access-date=March 13, 2019 }} He holds multiple records at CSUN that were never surpassed, including single game records for most touchdown passes, most touchdowns through rushing, most points scored, and longest punt. He also holds the CSUN season record for most touchdown passes.{{cite web |url=https://library.csun.edu/SCA/Peek-in-the-Stacks/matador-football |title=Matador Football |author= |date=September 14, 2021 |website=Peek in the Stacks |publisher=University Library, California State University, Northridge |access-date=September 17, 2021}}
References
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Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Cal State Northridge Matadors football players
Category:Edmonton Elks coaches
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Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles
Category:Canadian football quarterbacks