Bruce Stokes Collie (born June 27, 1962) is a former professional

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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and the

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. He played

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at the

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and was drafted in the fifth round of the

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. A born-again Christian, Collie now resides in

Wimberley, Texas Wimberley is a village in Hays County, Texas, United States. It is still predominantly a ranching area outside of town. The population was 2,839 at the 2020 census. History Wimberley started as a trading post settlement near Cypress Creek in ...

with his wife, Holly, and 13 children Devyn (1993-2023), Jordyn (b. 1994), Jensen (b. 1995), Denton (b. 1996), Branson (b. 1997), Cameron (b. 1998), Bergyn (b. 2000), Calyn (b. 2001), Hadyn (b. 2002), Hansen (b. 2004), Daltyn (b. 2005), Jadyn (b. 2007) and Dennison (b. 2009), where he brews beer & sells pizza. He operated Wimberley Brewing Company & Brewster's Pizza, a micro-brewery & pizza business in a building he designed and built himself located at "The Junction" on Ranch Road-12 @ FM-32 in Wimberley, Texas, until it closed in 202

In 2010, he coached the San Marcos Homeschool Panther's varsity football team.

Collie is an advocate of the Tim Tebow bill that would allow homeschoolers in Texas to play sports offered by public schools.

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1962 births Living people Texas–Arlington Mavericks football players San Francisco 49ers players Philadelphia Eagles players American football offensive guards German players of American football People from Wimberley, Texas Sportspeople from Hays County, Texas Sportspeople from Nuremberg {{offensive-lineman-1960s-stub