Dan Bunz

Dan Bunz
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Bunz (57) playing for the 49ers in Super Bowl XVI
No. 57, 97
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1955-10-07) October 7, 1955 (age 69)
Roseville, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Oakmont (Roseville)
College:Long Beach State
NFL draft:1978 / round: 1 / pick: 24
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:6.0
Interceptions:4
Fumble recoveries:14
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dan Bunz (born October 7, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1985, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers.

Bunz played at Oakmont High School, the University of California, Riverside, and California State University, Long Beach before being drafted in the first round of the 1978 NFL draft by the 49ers. He had a small role in the 1979 movie North Dallas Forty. He taught physical education at Miwok Middle School (renamed from Sutter Middle School in 2023), in Sacramento, California for over 25 years.[1]

  1. ^ Brown, Daniel (December 31, 2019). "Dre Greenlaw's goal-line stand saved the 49ers — and left Dan Bunz cheering". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2024.