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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | (1941-10-04)October 4, 1941 (age 83) Chicago Heights, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Hammond(Hammond, Indiana) | ||||||
| College: | Purdue | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1963: 1st round, 13th pick | ||||||
| AFL draft: | 1963: 3rd round, 24 (By theKansas City Chiefs)th pick | ||||||
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Donald Dwain Brumm (born October 4, 1941) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive lineman in theNational Football League (NFL) for theSt. Louis Cardinals and thePhiladelphia Eagles. He went to onePro Bowl during his ten-year career. Brumm playedcollege football for thePurdue Boilermakers and was selected in the first round of the1963 NFL draft with the 13th overall pick. He was also selected in the third round of the1963 AFL Draft by theKansas City Chiefs.[1]
Brumm was born on October 4, 1941, inChicago Heights, Illinois.[2] He attendedHammond High School, inHammond, Indiana, graduating in 1959. He was all-conference and all-state on the football team, and also was on the basketball and track teams. He is a member of the Hammond Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Brumm then became a standout lineman for Purdue, starting two years atdefensive end. A first-team All-American selection by bothAssociated Press (AP) andUnited Press International (UPI), he played in theHula Bowl andEast West Shrine Game as well as in a 1963College All-Star Game victory over theGreen Bay Packers prior to his pro football rookie season.[3]
Brumm was drafted by theSt. Louis Cardinals of theNational Football League (NFL) in the1963 NFL draft, with St. Louis making him their first round selection, using the 13th pick in the draft overall.[4] He was selected in the third round of the1963 AFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs, 24th overall,[5] but chose to play in the NFL.
As a rookie, Brumm won the starting job at right defensive end, afterLuke Owens was moved to tackle. Brumm started 11 games, but missed three because of knee problems that originated with an injury in the College All Star game before the season started.[6][2] Brumm was coachable and improved markedly during his rookie year in pass rushing; and was well-liked by his teammates.[6] He was selected by the writers and broadcasters covering the Cardinals as the team's rookie of the year.[7][8]
Brumm played for the Cardinals from 1963-69, starting at left, then right, defensive end, starting 71 games over that time.[2] From 1963-68 he had 33quarterback sacks. In a 1966 article,Sports Illustrated called Brumm one of the NFL's best pass rushers.[9] In 1968, he had a career high nine sacks, and was selected to the1968 Pro Bowl.[10][2]
Brumm played two years for the Philadelphia Eagles (1970-71), where he played in 16 games and started only one game. He returned to the Cardinals for his final NFL season in 1972, where he started 12 of 14 games and had 5.5 sacks.[2] He played a year in theWorld Football League (1975), but suffered a severe back injury and did not play professional football again.[3]
Over his career, Brumm had seven recovered fumbles, and twice scored NFL touchdowns with recovered fumbles.[7] On October 10, 1965, he ran 10 yards with a fumble for a score in a 37–16 Cardinals victory over theWashington Redskins.[11] He ran 17 yards for a touchdown on September 22, 1968, in a St. Louis loss to theSan Francisco 49ers.[12]
He was a 2011 inductee of theIndiana Football Hall of Fame.[3][13] He is a member of the Cardinals' Honor Roll.[8]