Bennie Cunningham
Bennie Lee Cunningham Jr.
Born: December 23, 1954
Laurens, SC USA
Deceased: April 23, 2018
Position: TE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 254
College: Clemson
High School: Seneca (SC)
Career: 1976-1985
Drafted: 1976 in Round 1, #28 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Bennie Cunningham played from 1976 to 1985 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cunningham caught 202 passes for 2,879 yards and 20 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 20 | 1 | 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 347 | 17.4 | 43 | 2 | 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 321 | 20.1 | 48 | 2 | 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 512 | 14.2 | 28 | 4 | 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 232 | 12.9 | 35 | 2 | 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 41 | 574 | 14.0 | 30 | 3 | 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 277 | 13.2 | 31 | 2 | 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 442 | 12.6 | 29 | 3 | 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 29 | 1 | 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 17 | 0 |
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| Totals | 202 | 2879 | 14.3 | 48 | 20 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1976 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 | 1977 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 10 | 1978 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 1979 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 8 | 1980 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 1 | 1981 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 15 | 1982 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 9 | 1983 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 | 1984 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 1985 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 11 |
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