Gary Dunn
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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Born: | Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. | August 24, 1953||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Coral Gables Senior (Coral Gables, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 6 / pick: 159 | ||||||||||
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Gary 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
[edit]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
[edit]Dunn attended the University of Miami, where he was a standout college football player for the Miami Hurricanes.
Professional career
[edit]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.
Personal
[edit]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.
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- Miami Hurricanes football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Sportspeople from Coral Gables, Florida
- Players of American football from Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Sportspeople from Monroe County, Florida
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive lineman, 1970s birth stubs