Overview
- The Bengals announced his death Sunday, issued a tribute from president Mike Brown, and held a pregame moment of silence before facing the Bears.
- Trumpy played for Cincinnati from 1968 to 1977, totaling 298 receptions for 4,600 yards and 35 touchdowns with four Pro Bowl selections.
- He caught the franchise’s first receiving touchdown on Sept. 15, 1968, and remains the only Bengal selected to Pro Bowls in both the AFL and NFL.
- After retiring, he became a prominent voice for NBC and Westwood One, calling four Super Bowls along with three Olympics and three Ryder Cups, and received the 2014 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award.
- Coverage also recalls a 1983 broadcast when he stayed on the line with a suicidal caller until police arrived, and no cause of death has been disclosed.