Bob Brumley
![]() Bob Brumley (photograph from Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame) | |||
Position: | Back | ||
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Personal information | |||
Born: | Edinburg, Texas | September 24, 1919||
Died: | March 31, 2009 San Antonio, Texas | (aged 89)||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
College: | Rice, Oklahoma | ||
NFL Draft: | 1942 / Round: 8 / Pick: 62 | ||
Career history | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
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.[4]
References[]
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 2009 deaths
- Rice Owls football players
- Oklahoma Sooners football players
- Detroit Lions players
- People from Edinburg, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- United States Navy personnel of World War II