Anthony Munoz
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Michael Anthony Muoz (born August 19, 1958) is a retired American football offensive tackle who appeared for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League for 13 seasons.
Muoz is widely regarded as one of NFL's top offensive linemen.
In 1998, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Personal life
Muoz, a Mexican-American immigrant, met his wife in the United StatesC, and they married in 1978 during his sophomore year. They have two children. Michael McNelly's son Michael was a defensive lineman at Tennessee, where he went undrafted in 2005. Michelle, Michelle's mother, played basketball at Tennessee and then moved to Ohio State.
Early life and college career
In Ontario, California, Muoz attended Chaffey High School. He played college football at the University of Southern California from 1976 to 1979. He also played baseball there, pitching for the national championship team in 1978. In all four of Muz's seasons, the Trojans won a bowl game, with three victories in the Rose Bowl.
In the first game of his senior year, Muoz suffered torn knee ligaments and was forced to miss all of the remaining regular season games, but he did return to the United StatesC's 17–16 Rose Bowl triumph over the previously undefeated Ohio State University on New Year's Day in 1980. Muoz may have requested a medical redshirt, allowing him to play as a five-year senior in 1980, or simply concentrated on getting ready for the upcoming NFL draft, but he refused to return to the Rose Bowl. Muoz wrote, "I can't imagine missing that time with my boys." Running back Charles White of the United States ran for a record 247 yards in the game, with six carries on an 83-yard pursuit to score the game's winning touchdown with 1:32 left, mainly running to the left side behind Muz. "He played the whole ball game, he didn't get hurt, and we won," USC coach John Robinson said of Muoz after the game. "That's a good game to me." That's one of the best things I've ever seen happen."
NFL career
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Muoz as the third overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft. Many pundits believed his pick was a big gamble since knee injuries limited the 6 ft. 6 in., 280-pound Muoz to just 16 games in his last two college seasons.
However, Muoz was a starter in his rookie season and stayed a fixture at left tackle for the Bengals for 13 seasons, and is regarded as one of the best, if not the best offensive linemen in NFL history. Despite his injuries, Muoz played just three games in his first 12 seasons. His regular workout regimen included working out in the weight room he had built in his house and running three to four miles a day. Anthony Muoz was also a versatile receiver, notching seven receptions for 18 yards and four touchdowns on tackle-eligible plays, including one in 1984 against the Cleveland Browns.
During his time with the Bengals, XVI and XXIII, Muoz played in two Super Bowls, both with poor results to the San Francisco 49ers.
Muoz tried to play a 14th season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after suffering with knee and shoulder injuries in 1992, but he was forced to leave shortly after.
Muoz was voted Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1981, 1985, 1988, and 1989, and was named NFL Players Association Lineman of the Year in 1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, and 1989. Four times (1987, 1989-1991,1991), the NFL Alumni Association named Munoz the Offensive Lineman of the Year. In 1981 and 1986, he received the Seagram's Seven Crowns of Sports award for Offensive Lineman of the Year.
At the time of his retirement, his Pro Bowl picks were tied for the most by an offensive lineman in league history, and the Bengals set a new franchise record. Muoz was named to the National Football League's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1994. He was ranked #17 on Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Footballers in 1999, and he was the highest-ranked offensive lineman. He was ranked #2 on NFL Network's Best Players list in 2010 and was also ranked as the top offensive lineman in the top 100: The Top 100: NFL's Top 100: The Top Players List, 2010 & 2009.
In 1998, Muoz was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was the first unique Cincinnati Bengals player to be enshrined. The award was given shortly after by Muoz' hometown of Ontario, California, renamed its Colony Park "Anthony Muoz Hall of Fame Park" shortly after being recognized. On June 26, 1998, the renaming ceremony took place, and Muoz, his brother, city officials, and Ontario citizens attended.
In 2021, Muoz was a member of the Bengals' inaugural Ring of Honor class.
Although the Bengals haven't officially retired it, they haven't reissued the number 78 since Muoz left the team.
Post-NFL career
Since 1992, Muoz has appeared in a number of commercials for the Cincinnati-area furniture store Furniture Fair.
The Anthony Muoz Foundation was established in 2002 to consolidate Muoz's charitable efforts and inspires local people and businesses to "impact youth and companies in the area both physically and spiritually." In 2004, Muoz served on a jury to choose the year's recipient of the Walter Payton Award. Allstate dedicated a Hometown Hall of Famers plaque to Muoz at Chaffey High School on November 14, 2012. Muoz received the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's (CHCI) Medallion of Excellence for his service to the Hispanic community on October 8, 2015.
Muz attended a celebrity flag-football game at Candlestick Park on the last day of the stadium's demolition in 2014.