| Bobby Majors | |
| Number: | 44, 24 |
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Birth Date: | 7 July 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Lynchburg, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 193 |
| High School: | Franklin Co. (TN) |
| College: | Tennessee |
| Draftyear: | 1972 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 76 |
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| Pfr: | M/MajoBo20 |
Robert Owen Majors (born July 7, 1949) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1972 NFL draft. Majors played college football at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was a consensus All-American in 1971.[2] He was also a member of the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League (WFL).[3] He is the younger brother of former Tennessee head coach Johnny Majors.
In 1970, Majors set the single-season Tennessee Volunteers record for interceptions with ten and the Volunteers led the NCAA with 36 interceptions. He returned punts and kicks as a member of the Volunteers. He holds the school records for career punt returns with 117 and career punt return yardage with 1,163. Majors had 13 career interceptions at Tennessee.[4] He was named to the University of Tennessee 100-year team as the "Defensive Back of All Time".[5] He was a consensus All-American in 1971. He was named All-SEC in 1970 and 1971. Majors was named to the 2011 SEC Football Legends Class.[6]
Majors was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL with the seventy-sixth pick in the 1972 NFL draft.[7] He signed with the Eagles in May 1972.[8] He was signed by the NFL's Cleveland Browns in October 1972.[9] Majors appeared in nine games for the Browns in .[10] He spent the 1974 season with the Memphis Southmen of the WFL.[11]
Bobby's four brothers Johnny, Bill, Larry and Joe also played football. Their father, Shirley Majors, was a college football coach at Sewanee.[12] [13]