Tedy Bruschi

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Tedy Bruschi is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, successful career with the New England Patriots, where he won multiple Super Bowls and became a team leader and fan favorite.

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instanceOf American football player
human
linebacker
advocacy stroke awareness
authored Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery, and My Return to the NFL
awardReceived Ed Block Courage Award
NFL Comeback Player of the Year
careerEnd 2008
careerStart 1996
collegeAttended University of Arizona
collegeTeam Arizona Wildcats football team
surface form: Arizona Wildcats football
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1973-06-09
draftedBy New England Patriots
ethnicOrigin Filipino descent
familyName Bruschi
fullName Tedy Lacap Bruschi
givenName Tedy
hallOfFameInduction New England Patriots Hall of Fame
surface form: Patriots Hall of Fame
hasChild three sons
inductedInto New England Patriots Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber 54
knownFor leadership
on-field intensity
toughness
league National Football League
memberOf New England Patriots dynasty
NFLDraftPick 86
NFLDraftRound 3
NFLDraftYear 1996
notableEvent suffered stroke in 2005
numberRetiredBy Arizona Wildcats
surface form: University of Arizona Wildcats
placeOfBirth San Francisco
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
playedFor New England Patriots
playsSport American football
positionPlayed defensive end (college)
linebacker
postRetirementOccupation television analyst
ProBowlSelections 1
recognizedAs fan favorite in New England
retiredFrom professional football
returnedToPlayAfter stroke in 2005
selectedTo Pro Bowl
spouse Heidi Bruschi
wonChampionship Super Bowl XXXIX
Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVIII
workedFor ESPN

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