Bennie Cunningham, 1976
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Tight end, Clemson, to 1975

Bennie Cunningham

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Bennie Cunningham played tight end at Clemson (to 1975). He was a consensus All‑American in 1974. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Cunningham in the first round, No. 28 overall in the 1976 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1974
Consensus All-American and First-team All-ACC
Drafted
No. 28
Overall, 1976 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1974; Sporting News 1975; Time 1975; Walter Camp 1975

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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