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Monday, November 03, 2025

Bob Trumpy, who parlayed a 10-year career in the NFL as a tight end with the Cincinnati Bengals into a Hall of Fame broadcasting career, has died. He was 80.

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Bob Trumpy, former Bengals TE and network broadcaster, dies at 80 reut.rs/3JiA9Dk

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-- Reuters (@reuters.com) Nov 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM

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I had really hoped this was not about a football player.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-03 08:02 AM | Reply

Bob Trumpy is as dead as the USFL after it was killed by the-------------.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-03 04:21 PM | Reply

Trumpy was very popular in Cincinnati for many years, as a player and then a broadcaster. Civic-minded, a gentleman and he grew into becoming a good broadcaster, on radio and television. The original Bengals were cobbled together from cast-offs and high draft choices, but many of them--Trumpy included--played above expectations for years. His play for Paul Brown gained the coach's admiration, and Brown was a tough guy to please. His was a life well lived. RIP...

#3 | Posted by catdog at 2025-11-03 04:57 PM | Reply

I had really hoped this was not about a football player.

#1 | Posted by Zed
That is an odd hope with "Two-Time NFL Pro Bowler" right in the title

#4 | Posted by MBlue at 2025-11-03 05:29 PM | Reply

original headline was "trumpy"

#5 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-11-03 05:31 PM | Reply

alt headline: Wrong Trumpy Dies.

Video at 11:OO

Too soon?

RIP to Bob who scored the Bengals first TD in 1968.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-03 05:35 PM | Reply

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