Services were held Friday for former NFL veteran and Baton Rouge restauranteur Bob Brunet. He died June 26 at age 78.
A memorial was held at Victory Harvest Church, with burial to take place at a later date.
Brunet was born in 1946 in Larose and graduated in 1964 from Larose-Cut Off High School. He then played running back for Louisiana Tech, earning All-Gulf States Conference honors and induction in 2015 into the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame.
In 1968, Brunet was drafted the Washington Redskins (now Commanders) in the seventh round. He went on to play eight seasons with the club in a total of 81 games before retiring in 1977.
After leaving football, Brunet, his wife Lydia and two other family members started Cajun Seafood, a seafood delivery business and market. They later opened a small restaurant in Baton Rouge known as The Galley, which later became Brunet’s Cajun Restaurant in partnership with Brunet’s brother, Billy.
Bob Brunet also taught French classes at the restaurant, and he and his wife taught Cajun dance lessons there. Brunet’s closed in 2011 after 38 years.
Brunet is survived by his wife, daughters, grandchildren and a sister.