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Place of Birth: |
Appleton, Wisconsin |
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High School: |
Xavier High School |
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1968: |
Graduated from Notre
Dame Degree in Business Management |
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1968: |
Drafted in the 16th
round by the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers |
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December 1968: |
Drafted by the U.S.
Army |
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May 1969: |
Sent to Vietnam
Served with the 4th/31st of the 196th
LIB of the Americal Division Stationed in Chu Lai,
South Vietnam located in I Corp |
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August 1969: |
Wounded in Heip
Duc Awarded Purple Heart Awarded Bronze Star |
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1970: |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Injured Reserve |
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1971: |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Taxi Squad |
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1972: |
Made the active
roster for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
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1974 : |
Earned a spot in
the starting backfield |
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1975: |
Enjoyed one of the
best games of his career against the Greenbay Packers…he
rushed for 163 yards for the day. |
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1976: |
Rocky Bleier &
Franco Harris became the second pair of running backs from the
same team to gain 1000 yards in the same season. |
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1977: |
Scored the "go-ahead"
touchdown in Super Bowl XIII |
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1980: |
Retired from the
Pittsburgh Steelers at the end of the 1980 season. |
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1980: |
President, Rocky
Bleier, Inc.
• Four-time
Super Bowl Champion (IX; X; XIII; XIV) |
