Bobby Burnett
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | Clinton, Arkansas, U.S. | January 4, 1943||||||||
Died: | October 1, 2016 Marion, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 73)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Smackover (AR) | ||||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1966 / round: 10 / pick: 152 | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1966 / round: 4 / pick: 33 | ||||||||
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Robert Clell Burnett (January 4, 1943 – October 1, 2016) was a college and professional American football player.[1]
Originally a halfback from the University of Arkansas, Burnett in 1966, his first year with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL), had a combined total of 1,185 yards rushing and receiving, with over 12 yards per catch and 4 touchdowns on 34 receptions.[1] He had 766 yards on 187 rushes, with 4 rushing touchdowns. He was that year's AFL Rookie of the Year, and was also selected to the 1966 AFL All-Star team.[1] He died of pancreatic cancer on October 1, 2016.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bobby Burnett NFL & AFL Football Statistics, Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved on April 10, 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Burnett, star Hog, dies at 73". October 3, 2016.
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 2016 deaths
- American football running backs
- Arkansas Razorbacks football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- American Football League All-Star players
- American Football League Rookies of the Year
- People from Clinton, Arkansas
- Players of American football from Arkansas
- American Football League players
- American football running back, 1940s birth stubs