David Bavaro

{{Short description|American football player (born 1967)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = David Bavaro

| number = 59, 52

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|3|27|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 234

| high_school = Danvers

| college = Syracuse

| draftyear = 1990

| draftround = 9

| draftpick = 225

| pastteams =

• Phoenix Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1990}})
• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1991}})
• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1992}})
• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1993|1994}})

|highlights =

• Second-team All-East (1989)

| statlabel1 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue1 = 2

| pfr = BavaDa20

}}

David Anthony Bavaro (born March 27, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange before being selected by the Phoenix Cardinals in the ninth round of the 1990 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1990 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played in the NFL for the Cardinals (1990), Buffalo Bills (1991), Minnesota Vikings (1992), and New England Patriots (1993–1994). His brother Mark Bavaro also played in the NFL. He now teaches physical education at Malden Catholic High School.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}