Fred Bruney
Frederick Karl Bruney
Born: December 30, 1931
Martins Ferry, OH USA
Deceased: January 22, 2016
Position: DB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 184
College: Ohio St.
High School: Martins Ferry (OH)
Career: 1953-1962
Drafted: 1953 in Round 3, #35 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Coaching record
Fred Bruney played from 1953 to 1962 during his career with the Boston Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers. Bruney intercepted 15 passes for 223 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 23 | 109 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL Boston Patriots | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| NFL | 23 | 117 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 | |
| AFL | 30 | 148 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 53 | 265 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 235 | 26.1 | 51 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 31 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 |
| NFL | 16 | 382 | 23.9 | 51 | 0 | |
| AFL | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 421 | 23.4 | 51 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 23 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL Boston Patriots | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 33 | 1 |
| NFL | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| AFL | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 33 | 1 | |
| Totals | 15 | 223 | 14.9 | 39 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1960 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
