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Bob Trumpy

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Bob Trumpy

Robert Theodore Trumpy Jr. (March 6, 1945 – November 2, 2025) was an American professional football player and sports broadcaster. He was a tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) from 1968 through 1977. He was a two-time NFL Pro Bowler and two-time AFL All-Star. Trumpy played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and Utah Utes before being selected by the Bengals in the 12th round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft. After his playing career, Trumpy spent many years as a broadcast color analyst, calling four Super Bowls. He was given the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

Infobox

Position
Tight end
Born
(1945-03-06)March 6, 1945
Died
November 2, 2025(2025-11-02) (aged 80) Glendale, Ohio, U
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1 m)
Listed weight
228 lb (103 kg)
High school
Springfield (Springfield, Illinois)
College
Illinois (1963-1964) Utah (1965-1966)
NFL draft
1968: 12th round, 301st overall pick
Receptions
298
Receiving yards
4,600
Receiving touchdowns
35

Tables

· NFL/AFL career statistics
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· NFL/AFL career statistics
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Rec
Games
Yds
Receiving
Avg
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
1968
1968
Year
1968
Team
CIN
Games
14
Games
11
Receiving
37
Receiving
639
Receiving
17
Receiving
80
Receiving
3
1969
1969
Year
1969
Team
CIN
Games
14
Games
14
Receiving
37
Receiving
835
Receiving
22
Receiving
80
Receiving
9
1970
1970
Year
1970
Team
CIN
Games
11
Games
10
Receiving
29
Receiving
480
Receiving
16
Receiving
53
Receiving
2
1971
1971
Year
1971
Team
CIN
Games
14
Games
14
Receiving
40
Receiving
531
Receiving
13
Receiving
44
Receiving
3
1972
1972
Year
1972
Team
CIN
Games
12
Games
12
Receiving
44
Receiving
500
Receiving
11
Receiving
38
Receiving
2
1973
1973
Year
1973
Team
CIN
Games
14
Games
13
Receiving
29
Receiving
435
Receiving
15
Receiving
53
Receiving
5
1974
1974
Year
1974
Team
CIN
Games
13
Games
13
Receiving
21
Receiving
330
Receiving
15
Receiving
41
Receiving
2
1975
1975
Year
1975
Team
CIN
Games
11
Games
11
Receiving
22
Receiving
276
Receiving
12
Receiving
35
Receiving
1
1976
1976
Year
1976
Team
CIN
Games
13
Games
13
Receiving
21
Receiving
323
Receiving
15
Receiving
48
Receiving
7
1977
1977
Year
1977
Team
CIN
Games
12
Games
11
Receiving
18
Receiving
251
Receiving
13
Receiving
32
Receiving
1
Year
Team
Games
Receiving
GP
GS
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
1968
CIN
14
11
37
639
17
80
3
1969
CIN
14
14
37
835
22
80
9
1970
CIN
11
10
29
480
16
53
2
1971
CIN
14
14
40
531
13
44
3
1972
CIN
12
12
44
500
11
38
2
1973
CIN
14
13
29
435
15
53
5
1974
CIN
13
13
21
330
15
41
2
1975
CIN
11
11
22
276
12
35
1
1976
CIN
13
13
21
323
15
48
7
1977
CIN
12
11
18
251
13
32
1
128
122
298
4,600
15
80
35
· External links
Preceded byBill Walsh
NFL on NBC lead analyst 1992–1994
Succeeded byPhil Simms and Paul Maguire

References

  1. A Bengals media guide from Trumpy's tenure with the team in 1972 lists his "hometown" as Springfield, Illinois, while th
  2. Pro-Football-Reference
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TrumBo00.htm
  3. "Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Data Book and Media Guide"
    https://library.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/publications/football/yearbooks/FCINBMG-1972-cincinnati-bengals-media-guide.pdf
  4. "Cincinnati Bengals 1977"
    https://archive.org/details/bengals-1977-media-guide-cincinnati-c/page/32/mode/2up
  5. Newsday (Hempstead, New York)
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-suffolk-edition-trumpy-getting/184238260/
  6. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-31-tv-874-story.html
  7. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/sports/bob-trumpy-dead.html
  8. The State Journal-Register
    https://www.sj-r.com/story/special/special-sections/2014/02/23/a-gridiron-great/38759854007/
  9. Basketball Museum of Illinois
    https://basketballmuseumofillinois.com/hall-of-fame/players/19-hof-players/1647-bob-trumpy/
  10. "Springfield grad Bob Trumpy, former Cincinnati tight end and NFL broadcaster, dead at 80"
    https://www.sj-r.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/11/02/bob-trumpy-springfield-grad-pro-football-tight-end-dead-at-80/87054164007/
  11. The State Journal-Register
    https://www.sj-r.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/05/02/from-springfield-to-pros-bengals/1251960007/
  12. College Football at Sports-Reference
    https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bob-trumpy-1.html
  13. Pro-Football-Reference
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1968/draft.htm
  14. www
    https://www.bengals.com/news/tdbh-tight-end-trend-setter-trumpy-retires-to-start-another-20466872
  15. Pro-Football-Reference
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196911090oti.htm
  16. www
    https://www.bengals.com/news/pregame-notebook-few-words-needed-for-old-steeler-hilton-as-bengals-brace-for-wr
  17. "Here's the magic that kept Cincinnati in the race"
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-heres-the-magic-tha/184202384/
  18. "Bengals go back 10 years for play that beat Miami"
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-bengals-go-back-10-y/184202650/
  19. pfhof
    https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2014/07/news-bob-trumpy-named-rozelle-award-winner/
  20. The Arizona Republic
    https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/media/2020/09/11/best-nfl-announcers/3468738001/
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