Bob Adkins
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| Position: | BB/DE/G/LB | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 17, 1917 Letart, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died: | December 6, 1997 (aged 80) Point Pleasant, West Virginia, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Point Pleasant (WV) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Marshall | ||||||||||||
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Robert Grant Adkins (February 17, 1917 – December 6, 1997) was an American football blocking back, defensive end, guard and linebacker in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers.[2] Adkins played collegiate ball for Marshall University and professionally in the NFL for 3 seasons.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary". Big Sandy News. December 17, 1997. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc.
Robert G. "Bob" Adkins, 80, of Point Pleasant, WV, died Saturday, Dec 6 at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant.
- ^ "Packers.com - Bob Adkins". Packers.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ^ "Bob Adkins Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
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