Bob Brumley
 Bob Brumley (photograph from Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame) | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Born: | September 24, 1919 Edinburg, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Died: | March 31, 2009 (aged 89) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| College: | Rice, Oklahoma | ||
| Position: | Back | ||
| NFL draft: | 1942 / Round: 8 / Pick: 62 | ||
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Robert Lee Brumley (September 24, 1919 – March 31, 2009) was an American football player.
Born in Edinburg, Texas, Roberson played college football for Rice and Oklahoma. He was the leading scorer in the Big Six Conference in 1943 and was selected by the United Press as a first-team back on the 1943 All-Big Six Conference football team.[1][2] He also served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard the USS Cabot.[3] After the war, he played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a back for the Detroit Lions. He appeared in one NFL game during the 1945 season. He died on 31 March 2009, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 89, and was buried in Castroville Community Cemetery, Castroville, Texas.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bob Brumley Is Champion". Kansas City Star. November 30, 1943 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners, Tigers dominate UP all-Big Six". Lincoln Journal. November 23, 1943. p. 9.
- ^ "Bob Brumley". Rio Grand Valley Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "Bob Brumley". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2020.