Fred Bruney

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1931–2016)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Fred Bruney

| image = Fred Bruney.jpg

| number = 45, 41, 22, 38, 33

| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|12|30}}

| birth_place = Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|1|22|1931|12|30}}

| death_place = Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft =

| height_in =

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| high_school =

| college = Ohio State

| draftyear = 1953

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 35

| pastteams =

San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1953}}–{{NFL Year|1956}})
Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1956}}–{{NFL Year|1957}})
Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1958}})
Boston Patriots (1960–1961)

| pastcoaching =

Boston Patriots (1962–1963)
Defensive backs coach
Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1964}}–{{NFL Year|1968}})
Defensive backs coach
Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1969}}–{{NFL Year|1974}})
Defensive backs coach
Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1975}}–{{NFL Year|1976}})
Defensive coordinator
Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1977}}–{{NFL Year|1982}})
Defensive backs coach
Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1983}}–{{NFL Year|1985}})
Assistant head coach/defensive backs coach
Philadelphia Eagles (1985)
Interim head coach
Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1986}})
Defensive backs coach
Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1987}}–{{NFL Year|1989}})
Assistant head coach
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1990}})
Defensive coordinator
New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1991}}–{{NFL Year|1992}})
Defensive backs coach
Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1993}}–{{NFL Year|1996}})
Defensive assistant

| highlights =

2× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962)
2× First-team All-Big Ten (1951, 1952)

| regular_record = {{Winning percentage|1|0|record=y}}

| pfr = B/BrunFr00

}}

Frederick Karl Bruney (December 30, 1931 – January 22, 2016) was an American professional football coach and player.

College career

Bruney played halfback on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball for Ohio State from 1950 to 1952. He scored six touchdowns for the Buckeyes in the 1952 season, but he was known primarily for his defensive play. He had 17 career interceptions, which remains second in the Ohio State record book. Bruney was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 1952.

Professional career

Bruney was drafted in the third round of the 1953 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. On September 22, 1953, he was traded to the San Francisco 49ers to get to the regular season roster size limit. He ultimately played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Los Angeles Rams. In 1960, he joined the Boston Patriots of the upstart American Football League. He played there for three seasons and was a two-time AFL All-Star selection.

Coaching career

Bruney was appointed the interim head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for the last game of the 1985 season after Marion Campbell was let go with one game remaining in the season. That game was a 37–35 win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles' 37 points was the most they had scored in a game in over 4 years. Bruney was replaced by Buddy Ryan for the 1986 season. Bruney also served as an assistant coach throughout his long NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesleaderonline.com/sports-columns/2016/01/fred-bruney-big-on-football-and-family/|title = Fred Bruney: Big on football and family}} He retired from the NFL after the 1997 season, and at the time of his retirement, he held the longest tenure as a player and coach in professional football. Bruney died in Sandy Springs, Georgia on January 22, 2016.{{cite web|author=Frederick Bruney |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=frederick-bruney&pid=177436040&fhid=5442 |title=Frederick Bruney Obituary - Sandy Springs, GA | Atlanta Journal-Constitution |website=Legacy.com |access-date=2016-01-30}}

Head coaching record

rowspan="2"\|Team	rowspan="2"\|Year	colspan="5"\|Regular Season	colspan="4"\|Post Season
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
PHI\|\|1985 \|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|{{Winning percentage\|1\|0\|0}}\|\|(interim)\|\| - \|\| - \|\| - \|\| -
colspan="2"\|PHI Total\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|{{winpct\|1\|0\|0}}\|\|\|\|0\|\|0\|\|.000\|\|
colspan="2"\|Total\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|{{winpct\|1\|0\|0}}\|\|\|\|0\|\|0\|\|.000\|\|