Gary Dunn
{{Short description|American football player (born 1953)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Gary Dunn
| image =
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| current_team =
| number = 67
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|8|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 258
| college = Miami (FL)
| high_school = Coral Gables Senior
(Coral Gables, Florida)
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| cfldraftround =
| cfldraftpick =
| draftyear = 1976
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 159
| pastteams =
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1976|1987}})
| highlights =
- 2× Super Bowl champion (XIII, XIV)
- Second-team All-Pro (1984)
| statlabel1 = Sacks
| statvalue1 = 18
| statlabel2 = Games played
| statvalue2 = 146
| statlabel3 = Games started
| statvalue3 = 105
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 9
| pfr = DunnGa20
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Gary Edward Dunn (born August 24, 1953) is an American former professional football defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played for 12 seasons.
Early life
Gary Dunn was born August 24, 1953, in Coral Gables, Florida. His grandfather was Bowman Foster Ashe, the first president of the University of Miami. Dunn attended Coral Gables Senior High School in Coral Gables.
College career
Dunn attended the University of Miami, where he was a standout college football player for the Miami Hurricanes.
Professional career
In 1976, Dunn was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he was a mainstay on the vaunted Steelers' defense for 12 seasons, serving as team captain four years. While with the Steelers, he was a two-time Super Bowl champion and had 18 career sacks, including of such legendary NFL Hall of Fame quarterbacks as Joe Namath, Bob Griese and Jim Kelly.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
After missing 10 starts in the 1985 season, Dunn underwent knee surgery twice during the off season.{{Cite news |date=September 17, 1987 |title=Dunn Squares Off With An Old Nemesis Sunday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyrone-daily-herald-dunn-squares-off-wit/174889611/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |work=Tyrone Daily Herald |via=Newspapers.com}} In the 1986 season, he recovered and started all 16 games and had 49 tackles.
Personal
Gary Dunn is the grandson of Bowman Foster Ashe, the first president of the University of Miami, and he and his wife Caron live in Tavernier, Florida, with their two children, Iris and Eddie. They own Oceanview Inn and Pub in Islamorada, Florida.
References
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{{Super Bowl XIV}}
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Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Coral Gables Senior High School alumni
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Players of American football from Coral Gables, Florida
Category:Sportspeople from Monroe County, Florida
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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