Sam Cunningham
American football player (1950–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the American football player. For the American politician, see Sam Cunningham (mayor). For other people with similar names, see Samuel Cunningham (disambiguation).
Samuel Lewis Cunningham Jr (August 15, 1950 – September 7, 2021), nicknamed "Bam",[1] was an American professional football player who was a fullback for 10 seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).[2] He played college football for the USC Trojans, where he earned first-team All-American honors and was the MVP of the 1973 Rose Bowl.
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1950-08-15)August 15, 1950 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Died: | September 7, 2021(2021-09-07) (aged 71) Inglewood, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Santa Barbara | ||||||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11 | ||||||||||||
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Selected in the first round of the 1973 NFL draft by the Patriots, Cunningham became the franchise's all-time leading rusher. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010. The same year, he was also inducted to the Patriots Hall of Fame.