Bruce Bosley Bruce Lee Bosley ( born November 5 , 1933 in Fresno , California - April 26 , 1995 ) was a former American football offensive tackle who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons in a fourteen - year career in which he was selected to appear in 4 Pro Bowl s ( 1960 , 65 - 67 ) , and was named All - Pro 4 times ( 1959 – 1961 , 66 ) . Collegiate career . Bosley was a third team Class B all - state fullback at Green Bank High School when he was offered a full scholarship to play for the Mountaineers . Bosley was an immediate starter and contributed to West Virginia going from 5 - 5 in 1951 to 7 - 2 in 1952 . In 1954 after a dominating performance against Penn State , Bosley was named Associated Press Player of the Week . He went on to earn consensus All - America honors as a senior in 1955 . West Virginia won 31 of 38 games Bosley played in during his four seasons from 1952 - 55 . Bosley , also an Academic All - American with a degree in chemical engineering , was invited to play in the College Football All - Star Game , the North - South Game and the Senior Bowl . Pro career . The San Francisco 49ers made Bruce Bosley their second - round selection in the 1956 NFL Draft . Bosley played his entire rookie season at defensive end . By 1957 , Bosley switched to line and was the team ’ s starting left guard , earning his first Pro Bowl berth in 1960 . Two years later in 1962 when the team was searching for a center after an injury to starter Frank Morze , all - pro guard Bosley started at center . Bosley was named to the Pro Bowl again in 1965 and was honored two more times in 1966 and 1967 . Bosley spent another season with the 49ers in 1968 and a year with the Atlanta Falcons in 1969 before retiring . Post - football . By 1967 , Bosely was cultivating his other passion : restoring old homes . NFL Films visited his Hillsbrough W . S . Crocker Estate carriage house for a show called “ They Lead Two Lives , ” which chronicled his career as both a star football player and respected home builder . During the next 11 years he remodeled two other estates in Hillsborough as president of Interior Design , a home building , remodeling , interior decorating , furnishing and real - estate company . Personal life . Bosley became part - owner of a wholesale electrical supply house in addition to his home remodeling business and was also well known for his civic and charitable activities in San Francisco . Among his most prominent roles was membership on the board of directors for the San Francisco Annex for Cultural Arts , membership on the mayor ’ s committee for the San Francisco Council for the Performing Arts , and a long - time volunteer role with both the San Francisco Film Festival and the San Francisco Ballet . Bosley also served a stint as the president of the NFL Alumni Association . He lived and thrived in San Francisco until his death from a heart attack on April 26 , 1995 . Despite spending nearly 40 years of his life in northern California , Bosley never forgot his West Virginia roots . “ Things may change and your career may take you away in a different direction but there are things you never forget . I ’ ve never left my roots . They are in West Virginia , ” Bosley told Charleston Daily Mail sports editor Bill Smith several years ago . Legacy . Bosley is listed on the San Francisco 49ers “ Golden Era ” team from 1946 – 1969 and he was named to the college football ’ s 75th Silver Anniversary Team in 1981 . Bosley , a member of the College Football Hall of Fame , was a part of West Virginia University ’ s second hall of fame induction class of 1992 . More recently , he was named the state of West Virginia ’ s 30th greatest sports figure in a poll conducted by CNNSI . com . Dave Beronio , sports editor of the Vallejo Independent Press , once wrote of Bosley : “ As a newsman of more than 40 years , I have found very few ‘ Bruce Bosleys , ’ those willing to contribute and participate during and after their days as stars . It would be difficult for me to believe that I will see his equal again in our area . ”