Bruce Kozerski
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| Position: | Center Guard Tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 2, 1962 Plains, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 287 lb (130 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | James M. Coughlin (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College: | Holy Cross | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1984 / round: 9 / pick: 231 | ||||||||
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Bruce Kozerski (born April 2, 1962) is an American former professional football center who played twelve seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL). He graduated from James M. Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[1] He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA with a major in Physics and later acquired a Master's in teaching from Xavier University. He was an alternate in the 1988, 1989, and 1990 Pro Bowls. "Mr. Versatile", as he was called, retired after the 1995 season. He is a teacher at Holy Cross High School in Covington, Kentucky where he teaches physics, pre-calculus, and calculus. He is also the head football coach at Holy Cross as well. He lives in Edgewood, Kentucky.
On November 25, 2011, Kozerski, in his eighth year as head coach, led Holy Cross High School's Covington football team to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Division 2A, state football championship. It was the Indians' first appearance in the state championship game. Holy Cross defeated Glasgow High School 33–14 in the championship game.
Kozerski was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ "Former NFL Lineman Bruce Kozerski Visits Misericordia University". WNEP News. March 22, 2012.
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