Alexander Bravo (July 27, 1930 – September 1, 2020) is a former American football player. He played defensive back with the Los Angeles Rams and Oakland Raiders, as well as the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League.[1]
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Position: | Defensive back |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1930-07-27)July 27, 1930 Tucson, Arizona |
Died: | September 1, 2020(2020-09-01) (aged 90) |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Santa Barbara (CA) |
College: | Cal Poly |
NFL Draft: | 1954 / Round: 9 / Pick: 106 |
Career history | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Bravo graduated from Santa Barbara High School, where he was an all-state halfback.[2]
He played college football at California Polytechnic State University and is a member of their athletic hall of fame (inducted 1988).[3] For Cal Poly, Bravo collected all-conference honors in 1951, 1952 and 1953, along the way earning the nickname "Boom Boom" for his explosive running style.[4]
Season | School | Rush. Att. | Rush. Yds. | Avg. | LG | Overall Pts. |
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1951 (So.) | CP | 131 | 850 | 6.5 | 77 | 48 |
1952 (Jr.) | CP | 132 | 702 | 5.3 | 85 | 42 |
1953 (Sr.) | CP | 111 | 686 | 6.2 | n/a | 61 |
Totals | 374 | 2,238 | 6.0 | 85 | 151 |
After being selected 106th overall by the L.A. Rams in the 1954 NFL Draft, Bravo would later go on to sign with the then-AFL's Oakland Raiders.[5] Bravo was converted primarily to defensive back at the pro level.
Year | Team | GP | GS | INT | INT Ret. Yds. | FR |
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1957 | LAR | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1958 | LAR | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1960 | OAK | 14 | 14 | 4 | 64 | 0 |
1961 | OAK | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 46 | 33 | 6 | 64 | 1 |
Bravo continued his involvement in sports, working as a football official and track and field starter into his late 80s.
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Oakland Raiders 1960 inaugural season roster | |
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