Bennie Cunningham
Encyclopedia
Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr. (born December 23, 1954) is a retired American football
tight end
.
Cunningham was drafted out of the Clemson University
in the 1976 NFL Draft
by the Pittsburgh Steelers
. He played for the Steelers his entire career. During his career, Cunningham played in 118 games and caught 202 receptions for 2,879 yards and 20 touchdowns.
and works as a career counselor at the West-Oak High School in Westminster.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
tight end
Tight end
The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
.
Cunningham was drafted out of the Clemson University
Clemson University
Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....
in the 1976 NFL Draft
1976 NFL Draft
The 1976 National Football League Draft was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of...
by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
. He played for the Steelers his entire career. During his career, Cunningham played in 118 games and caught 202 receptions for 2,879 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Personal life
Cunningham currently resides in Westminster, South CarolinaWestminster, South Carolina
Westminster is a city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. It was started mostly as a station on the Southern Railway. Then as stores, shops and factories started to set up around the train stop, it bloomed into a decent-sized town. Its peak of expansion came in the 1920s. The...
and works as a career counselor at the West-Oak High School in Westminster.