He was a physics major at CU and also threw the shot put for the Colorado Buffaloes track and field team.

[1] After a senior season in 1969 in which he was named first-team All-America, he was selected in the second round of the 1970 NFL draft, 43rd overall, by head coach Vince Lombardi of the Redskins.

He blocked the field goal attempt by Garo Yepremian that led to the bizarre fumble-return touchdown by Mike Bass that cut the Miami Dolphins' lead to 14–7 with just over two minutes remaining.

After his playing days, Brundige was a general manager of Ford dealerships in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the city of Winchester and town of Front Royal.

[5] Brundige died at his home in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 29, 2018, from cancer.