Terry Kunz
{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Terry Kunz
| image =
| number = 34
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|10|26}}
| birth_place = Denver, Colorado, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 215
| high_school = Wheat Ridge {{avoid wrap|(Wheat Ridge, Colorado)}}
| college = Colorado (1971–1975)
| draftyear = 1976
| draftround = 8
| draftpick = 231
| pastteams =
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1976|1977}})
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (XI)
- First-team All-Big Eight (1975)
- Second-team All-Big Eight (1974)
| pfr = K/KunzTe00
}}
Terry Tim Kunz (born October 26, 1952) is an American former professional football running back who played one season with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Raiders in the eighth round of the 1976 NFL draft after playing college football for the Colorado Buffaloes football. He was a member of the Raiders team that won Super Bowl XI.
Early life and college
Terry Tim Kunz was born on October 26, 1952, in Denver, Colorado.{{cite web | url=https://profootballarchives.com/players/k/kunz00600.html | title=Terry Kunz | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=2 May 2025}} He attended Wheat Ridge High School in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
Kunz was a member of the Colorado Buffaloes of the University of Colorado Boulder from 1971 to 1975. He was a letterman in 1972, 1974, and 1975. He rushed five times for 49 yards and one touchdown in 1972. Kunz did not play in 1973.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/terry-kunz-1.html?__hstc=223721476.cbf046dc3f54634f550f132d57660415.1746187770112.1746205848821.1746213650181.4&__hssc=223721476.1.1746213650181&__hsfp=1966047304 | title=Terry Kunz | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=2 May 2025}} He recorded 152 carries for 693 yards and seven touchdowns during the 1974 season while also catching eight passes for 76 yards and two touchdowns, earning Associated Press (AP) second-team All-Big Eight honors.{{cite news|title=Humm Leads Cornhusker Contingent on AP All-Big Eight|newspaper=Lincoln (NE) Journal|date=November 29, 1974|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7229346/humm_leads_cornhusker_contingent_on_ap/}} He rushed 160 times for 882 yards and ten touchdowns his senior year in 1976 while catching 11 passes for 104 yards and one touchdown, garnering AP and United Press International first-team All-Big Eight recognition.{{cite news|title=All-Big Eight team|newspaper=Greeley (CO) Daily Tribune|date=November 21, 1975|page=35|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2826609/pete_brock_21_nov_1975_allbig_eight/}}{{cite news|title=Three players unanimous choices for all-Big Eight football honors|newspaper=The Telegraph-Herald|date=November 25, 1975|page=12|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OvZQAAAAIBAJ&dq=1975+All-Big+Eight+Conference+football+team+upi&pg=PA7&article_id=5028,4306220}}
Professional career
Kunz was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the eighth round, with the 231st overall pick, of the 1976 NFL draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KunzTe00.htm | title=Terry Kunz | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=2 May 2025}} He played in seven games for the Raiders during the 1976 season, totaling four rushing attempts for 33 yards. On January 9, 1977, the Raiders won Super Bowl XI against the Minnesota Vikings by a score of 32–14. Kunz did not play in the game. He was placed on injured reserve on August 10, 1977, due to a knee injury and missed the entire 1977 season.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee/171560811/ | title=The List | work=The Sacramento Bee | date=December 6, 1977 | accessdate=2 May 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://profootballarchives.com/transactions/k/kunz00600.html | title=Terry Kunz Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=2 May 2025}}
Personal life
Kunz later worked in real estate and construction.{{cite web | url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_21684557/colorado-classic-terry-kunz-former-cu-buffs-fullback | title=Colorado Classic: Terry Kunz, former CU Buffs fullback | publisher=Denver Post | date=October 3, 2012 | accessdate=July 31, 2014 | author=Moss, Irv}} His daughter Annie Kunz was a member of the USA track and field team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite news | url=https://pvtimes.com/sports/daughter-of-raiders-super-bowl-winner-seeks-olympic-medal-101508/ | title=Daughter of Raiders’ Super Bowl winner seeks Olympic medal | work=Pahrump Valley Times | date=July 7, 2021 | accessdate=2 May 2025 | author=Hill, Adam}}
References
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{{Raiders1976DraftPicks}}
{{Super Bowl XI}}
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Category:Players of American football from Denver
Category:American football running backs
Category:Colorado Buffaloes football players