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Bob Lilly
American football player
Also known as: Robert Lewis Lilly
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Robert Lewis Lilly
- Born:
- July 26, 1939, Olney, Texas, U.S. (age 85)
- Awards And Honors:
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (1980)
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (inducted 1980)
- 1 Super Bowl championship
- 7 All-Pro selections
- 11 Pro Bowl selections
- Education:
- Texas Christian University
- Height/Weight:
- 6 ft 5 inches, 260 lb (1.96 m, 117 kg)
- Position:
- defensive tackle, defensive end
- Jersey Number:
- 74 (Dallas Cowboys, 1961–1974)
- Draft:
- Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round (13th overall) of the 1961 NFL draft and by the Dallas Texans in the second round (14th overall) of the 1961 AFL draft.
- Games Played:
- 196
- Games Started:
- 196
Bob Lilly (born July 26, 1939, Olney, Texas, U.S.) is an American gridiron football player who is considered one of the greatest defensive linemen in National Football League (NFL) history. As the anchor of the Dallas Cowboys’ “Doomsday Defense,” he helped the team win its first Super Bowl title (1972). Lilly was raised in rural Texas and moved with his family to Oregon shortly before his senior year of high school. He was named all-state in both football and basketball in his one year in the Pacific Northwest, and he earned an athletic scholarship to Texas Christian University (TCU). He ...(100 of 316 words)