Brudzinski was a four-time letter winner and a three-year starter at defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
In his 43 games for Ohio State he totaled 214 tackles and in 1976 he intercepted four passes, a high number for a defensive end.
The Rams defense was ranked #1 in the NFL at the time and in the 2+1⁄2 months with Brudzinski starting they never fell from the top status.
The Rams went through the NFC playoffs beating the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before losing Super Bowl XIV to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
[1] Brudzinski played 125 games with 94 starts for Don Shula's Dolphins from 1981 though 1989, recording 141⁄2 sacks to bring his career total to 231⁄2 to go with his nine interceptions.
and Brudzinski's name often comes up since he played well for a long period of time and was never honored by a Pro Bowl selection, even after his stellar 1979 season.