Bengals player Bob Trumpy dies at age 80

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Bob Trumpy, the former Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver and tight end, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 80 years old.

Trumpy, who was also a broadcaster for several major sporting events, died at his home surrounded by his family, the team said.

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Cincinnati Bengals receiver Bob Trumpy in action during the 1969 season. (Manny Rubio/USA Today Sports)

“I have known Bob since we started here and he has had an exceptional career as a player and broadcaster,” Bengals president Mike Brown said in a statement. “He was an exceptional, rare tight end who could get downfield and split zone coverage. Speed was his calling card. He was as quick as any wide receiver and was a deep threat. That was rare for a tight end then and it’s rare now.”

“As a broadcaster, he left his mark on the local and national levels, excelling in sports other than football in a career that was as successful as what he accomplished on the field. He did it all very well and I regret his passing.”

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Jim Scott, 700 WLW-AM morning radio show host for 47 years, gave his final show to a room packed with family and friends. Visitors included Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neal, former Cincinnati Bengal and broadcaster Bob Trumpy and Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley on April 3, 2015. (Liz Dufour/The Enquirer/USA Today Network)

Trumpy was a standout college football player at Illinois and Utah. Cincinnati selected him in the 12th round of the 1968 draft. He played 10 years with the Bengals before retiring after the 1977 season.

He has been selected to the Pro Bowl four times and earned an All-Pro nod once.

Trumpy has 298 catches for 4,600 yards and 35 touchdowns in 128 career games. He caught the franchise’s first ever touchdown pass. That came against the Denver Broncos in 1968.