Bennie Cunningham
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Bennie Cunningham (Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr.) was born on December 23, 1954 in Laurens, South Carolina. After going to high school at Seneca (SC), Cunningham attended Clemson University. Cunningham made his professional debut in the NFL in 1976 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers for his entire 10 year career.
Most people believe that 1981 was Bennie Cunningham's best year, as he hauled in 41 receptions and had 574 receiving yards.
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[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1976
| PIT
| NFL
| 12
| 5
| 49
| 9.8
| 1
| 20
|
| 1977
| PIT
| NFL
| 12
| 20
| 347
| 17.4
| 2
| 43t
|
| 1978
| PIT
| NFL
| 6
| 16
| 321
| 20.1
| 2
| 48
|
| 1979
| PIT
| NFL
| 15
| 36
| 512
| 14.2
| 4
| 28t
|
| 1980
| PIT
| NFL
| 15
| 18
| 232
| 12.9
| 2
| 35
|
| 1981
| PIT
| NFL
| 15
| 41
| 574
| 14
| 3
| 30
|
| 1982
| PIT
| NFL
| 9
| 21
| 277
| 13.2
| 2
| 31
|
| 1983
| PIT
| NFL
| 16
| 35
| 442
| 12.6
| 3
| 29
|
| 1984
| PIT
| NFL
| 7
| 4
| 64
| 16
| 1
| 29
|
| 1985
| PIT
| NFL
| 11
| 6
| 61
| 10.2
| 0
| 17
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 118
| 202
| 2879
| 14.3
| 20
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1976
| PIT
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| PIT
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| PIT
| NFL
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| PIT
| NFL
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| PIT
| NFL
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| PIT
| NFL
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| PIT
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| PIT
| NFL
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| PIT
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PIT
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 118
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
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