Bobby Wood (American football)
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Position: | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle | ||||
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Born: | McComb, Mississippi, U.S. | January 14, 1916||||
Died: | October 22, 1973 (aged 57) | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||
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High school: | McComb (MS) | ||||
College: | Alabama | ||||
NFL draft: | 1940 / Round: 4 / Pick: 30 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1] | ||||
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Robert Harry Wood (January 14, 1916 – October 22, 1973) was an American football offensive tackle/defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Chicago Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers.[2] Wood played collegiate ball for the University of Alabama before being drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the fourth round of the 1940 NFL Draft.[3][1] Selected to play in the Pro Bowl and First-team All-Pro. He played professionally for 1 season, in 1940. He left his professional football career to serve in WWII alongside his three brothers.[4]
References
- ^ a b "1940 Cleveland Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Packers.com – Bobby Wood". Packers.com. Retrieved January 7, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Bobby Wood Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
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