Bruce Rhodes
American football player (1952–1981)
American football player
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Position: | Defensive back |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1952-04-17)April 17, 1952 San Francisco, California |
Died: | February 23, 1981(1981-02-23) (aged 28) San Francisco, California |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | San Francisco (CA) Woodrow Wilson |
College: | San Francisco State |
Career history | |
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Bruce Rhodes (April 17, 1952 – February 23, 1981) was an American football defensive back. He played for the San Francisco 49ers in 1976 and for the Detroit Lions in 1978.[1][2]
He was shot and killed on February 23, 1981, in San Francisco, California at age 28.[3]