Don Bunce - Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
Don Bunce
- Induction:
- 2026
Don Bunce waited four years to earn the starting quarterback job at Stanford, including three years behind fellow Rose Bowl Hall of Fame inductee Jim Plunkett. But in Bunce’s lone season at the helm, he led Stanford to a 9-3 record, the Pac-8 championship and a trip to Pasadena for the 1972 Rose Bowl Game. In The Granddaddy of Them All, Bunce would face off with an undefeated Michigan team. Trailing 12-10 in the final minutes, Bunce led Stanford down the field to set up the game-winning field goal with 12 seconds remaining. He finished the game 24-of-44 for 290 yards passing and was named Most Valuable Player for his efforts. Bunce went on to play one season of professional football before returning to Stanford to attend Medical School. He earned his medical degree in 1977 and became a successful orthopedic surgeon in Palo Alto, while also serving as the Stanford team doctor from 1982-1992. Bunce died in 2003 at the age of 54.
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