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Bannon was born in [[Rockaway, New Jersey]]. He started playing football at 8 years old in the Morris County Midget Football League for the Rockaway Township Rockets as a quarterback. He played [[high school football]] at [[Morris Hills High School]] in Rockaway.<ref name=dbfprofile>databaseFootball.com, Players, [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BANNOBRU01 Bruce Bannon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929152601/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BANNOBRU01 |date=2007-09-29 }}. Retrieved October 23, 2012.</ref>
Bannon attended [[Pennsylvania State University]] where he played for coach [[Joe Paterno]]'s [[Penn State Nittany Lions football]] team from 1969 to 1972. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and the defensive [[Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) of the 1972 [[Cotton Bowl Classic]]. He graduated from Penn State in 1973 with a bachelor of science degree in geology. Bannon was also named First Team All-America and selected to play in the Hula Bowl the following season.
The Nittany Lions compiled a 28-6 record in his three seasons at Penn State, and the team twice received the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the best team in the Northeast. Bannon was a Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete with an NCAA Postgraduate scholarship. He was a 1972 Academic All American as well. Bannon had 223 tackles as a defensive end and was outstanding as a pass rusher. He played for Miami (1973-74) in the National Football League. He also played in Super Bowls VII and VIII.
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