|
Known for their reckless abandon and hard-nosed play, "The Wild Bunch" helped USC go 10-0-1 in 1969,Cheap Buffalo Bills Jerseys, including a Rose Bowl win over Michigan. In the 1969 game against crosstown rival UCLA, they sacked Bruins quarterback Dennis Dummit 10 times for losses of 75 yards. Playing in an era of powerful running games, "The Wild Bunch" allowed just 2.3 yards per carry all season.
He is survived by his fiancee Mary Watkins and sister Willetta Bocage,Cheap NFL Jerseys China.
Gunn was a member of USC's 1967 national championship team and played in three Rose Bowls,Jerseys NFL Wholesale.
He died last Saturday of heart failure in Los Angeles, the school said Thursday.
He was born in Augusta,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Arkansas, and played high school football at Lincoln High in San Diego.
Gunn joined with end Charles Weaver, tackles Al Cowlings and Tody Smith and middle guards Willard "Bubba" Scott and Tony Terry to comprise "The Wild Bunch." They were named after the 1969 Western directed by Sam Peckinpah.
He spent seven years in the NFL with the Chicago Bears,Air Max 95 Sale, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After his playing days ended, Gunn became a business executive and real estate developer.
Services will be April 24 at Greater St. Luke Church of God in Christ in San Diego,Supply Authentic NFL Jerseys.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Gunn, a defensive end who was part of Southern California's "The Wild Bunch" defensive line in 1969 and later played seven years in the NFL, has died. He was 66. |
|