Bill Brundige

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Bill Brundige
Date of birth	November 13, 1948
Place of birth	Holyoke, CO
Position(s)	Defensive end
College	Colorado
NFL Draft	1970 / Round 2
Team(s)
1970-1977	Washington Redskins

Bill Brundige (born November 13, 1948 in Holyoke, Colorado) is a former American football player who played defensive end for the Washington Redskins for eight seasons between 1970 and 1977. He is currently sixth on the Redskins all-time sack list.

Brundige played college football for Colorado. After a senior season in which he was named first-team All-American in 1969, he was drafted in the second round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Redskins.

Brundige is best known for blocking Garo Yepremian's field goal attempt with less than two minutes left in Super Bowl VII. Yepremian managed to get to the ball before any other player did, and instead of just falling on the ball to preserve the Dolphins' 14–0 lead, he picked it up and attempted to throw a pass. The ball slipped from his hands, Brundige tipped it and it went right into the arms of Redskins cornerback Mike Bass, who returned it for a touchdown; it is considered one of the greatest and most bizarre Super Bowl plays of all time.