Bob Jencks Explained

Birth Date:15 July 1941
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Number:80, 81
Position1:Placekicker
End
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:227
College:Miami (OH)
Afldraftedyear:1963
Afldraftedround:5
Afldraftedpick:36
Afldraftedteam:Buffalo Bills
Nfldraftedyear:1963
Nfldraftedround:2
Nfldraftedpick:25
Nfldraftedteam:Chicago Bears
Playing Years1:1963–1964
Playing Team1:Chicago Bears
Playing Years2:1965
Playing Team2:Washington Redskins
Career Highlights:
Nfl:JEN025955
Databasefootball:JENCKBOB01

Robert William Jencks (July 15, 1941 – September 6, 2010) was an American football kicker and end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Miami University and was drafted in the second round of the 1963 NFL draft. Jencks was also selected in the fifth round of the 1963 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. His rookie season was 1963, when the Bears defeated the New York Giants for the team's first NFL title since 1946.[1]

Jencks was born in Columbus, Ohio and died in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he had lived for many years.

Notes and References

  1. News: William R. Jencks. 8 September 2010. New Hampshire Union Leader. 29 January 2018. https://archive.today/20180129173411/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/unionleader/obituary.aspx?pid=145193908. 29 January 2018. live. Legacy.com.