NFL Career
Kunz was selected in the 1st Round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Falcons with the 2nd overall selection.
Kunz established himself as one of the premier offensive linemen of his generation, being named to the Pro Bowl team 8 times (1969, 1971-'77) in a 9-year span. In addition, Kunz was named All-Pro in 1972, 1973 and 1975, 2nd Team All-Pro in 1976 & 1977. Kunz was also All-Conference in 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1977 and 2nd team All-Conference in 1972 and 1974.
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1969 NFL Draft First Round Selections
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- O. J. Simpson
- George Kunz
- Leroy Keyes
- Joe Greene
- Greg Cook
- Ron Sellers
- Ted Kwalick
- Larry Smith
- Marty Domres
- Jim Seymour
- Bill Stanfill
- Rich Moore
- Fred Dryer
- Rufus Mayes
- Ron Pritchard
- Gene Washington
- John Shinners
- Bob Babich
- Roger Wehrli
- Ron Johnson
- Bob Klein
- Art Thoms
- Jim Marsalis
- Calvin Hill
- Eddie Hinton
- Dave Foley
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- Draft years
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 82
- 83
- 84
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 88
- 89
- 90
- 91
- 92
- 93
- 94
- 95
- 96
- 97
- 98
- 99
- 00
- 01
- 02
- 03
- 04
- 05
- 06
- 07
- 08
- 09
- 10
- 11
- 12
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1968 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
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| Offense |
- QB Terry Hanratty
- B Chris Gilbert
- B Leroy Keyes
- B O. J. Simpson
- E Jerry LeVias
- E Ted Kwalick
T Dave Foley- T George Kunz
- G Jim Barnes
- G Bill Bridges
- C John Didion
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| Defense |
- DL Joe Greene
- DL Ted Hendricks
- DL Chuck Kyle
- DL Bill Stanfill
- DL Ed White
- DL John Zook
LB Steve Kiner- LB Dennis Onkotz
- LB Mike Ballou
DB Jake Scott- DB Roger Wehrli
- DB Al Worley
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Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks
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- Nobis
- Johnson
- Humphrey
- Kunz
- Small
- Profit
- Ellis
- Bartkowski
- Bean
- Bryant
- Faumuina
- Kenn
- D. Smith
- J. Miller
- Butler
- Riggs
- Pitts
- Bryan
- Fralic
- Casillas
- Green
- C. Miller
- Bruce
- Sanders
- Collins
- Broussard
- Pickens
- Pritchard
- Whitfield
- T. Smith
- Kennedy
- Bush
- Booker
- Brooking
- Kerney
- Vick
- Duckett
- Hall
- Jenkins
- White
- Anderson
- Ryan
- Baker
- Jerry
- Weatherspoon
- Jones
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- AFC East
- BUF
- MIA
- NE
- NYJ
- North
- BAL
- CIN
- CLE
- PIT
- South
- HOU
- IND
- JAC
- TEN
- West
- DEN
- KC
- OAK
- SD
- NFC East
- DAL
- NYG
- PHI
- WAS
- North
- CHI
- DET
- GB
- MIN
- South
- ATL
- CAR
- NO
- TB
- West
- ARI
- STL
- SF
- SEA
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Atlanta Falcons 1969 NFL Draft selections
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- George Kunz
- Paul Gipson
- Mal Snider
- Jon Sandstrom
- Jim Mitchell
- Dicky Lyons
- Tony Pleviak
- WaIly Oyler
- Dick Enderle
- Ted Cottrell
- Jim Callahan
- Jeff Stanciel
- Jeff Van Note
- Denver Samples
- Harry Carpenter
- Billy Hunt
- Jim Weatherford
- Ed Hughes
- Paul Williams
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1973 AP NFL All-Pro Team
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- Offense: QB John Hadl
- QB Fran Tarkenton
- RB O. J. Simpson
- RB Larry Csonka
- RB Calvin Hill
- RB John Brockington
- WR Harold Jackson
- WR Harold Carmichael
- WR Paul Warfield
- WR John Gilliam
- TE Charle Young
- TE Riley Odoms
OT Ron Yary- OT Rayfield Wright
- OT George Kunz
- OT Art Shell
- G Larry Little
- G Reggie McKenzie
- G Tom Mack
- G Joe Scibelli
- C Forrest Blue
- C Bob Johnson
Defense: DE Claude Humphrey- DE Bill Stanfill
- DE Carl Eller
- DT Joe Greene
- DT Alan Page
- DT Mike Reid
- OLB Chris Hanburger
- OLB Dave Wilcox
- OLB Isiah Robertson
- MLB Lee Roy Jordan
- MLB Willie Lanier
- CB Willie Brown
- CB Mel Renfro
- CB Robert James
- S Dick Anderson
- S Jake Scott
- S Bill Bradley
- S Mike Wagner
Special Teams P Ray Guy- PK Garo Yepremian
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1975 AP NFL All-Pro Team
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- Offense: QB Fran Tarkenton
- RB O. J. Simpson
- RB Chuck Foreman
- WR Cliff Branch
- WR Isaac Curtis
- WR Mel Gray
- WR Lynn Swann
- TE Charle Young
- TE Riley Odoms
OT Ron Yary- OT George Kunz
- OT Dan Dierdorf
- OT Rayfield Wright
- G Larry Little
- G Joe DeLamielleure
- G Bob Kuechenberg
- G Ed White
- C Jim Langer
Defense: DE L. C. Greenwood- DE Jack Youngblood
- DT Alan Page
- DT Curley Culp
- DT Wally Chambers
- OLB Jack Ham
- OLB Isiah Robertson
- OLB Chris Hanburger
- OLB Phil Villapiano
- OLB Andy Russell
- MLB Bill Bergey
- MLB Willie Lanier
- MLB Jack Lambert
- CB Emmitt Thomas
- CB Roger Wehrli
- CB Mel Blount
- S Paul Krause
- S Cliff Harris
- S Ken Houston
Special Teams: P Ray Guy- PK Jim Bakken
- KR Billy Johnson
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Kunz, George |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Player of American football |
| Date of birth |
July 5, 1947 |
| Place of birth |
Fort Sheridan, Illinois |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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