Position: | Defensive back |
Number: | 14, 22, 23 |
Birth Date: | 13 August 1940 |
Birth Place: | Mission, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Raytown, Missouri, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 190 |
High School: | Mission (TX) |
College: | Baylor |
Afldraftyear: | 1962 |
Afldraftround: | 5 |
Afldraftpick: | 37 |
Draftyear: | 1962 |
Draftround: | 16 |
Draftpick: | 216 |
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Statlabel1: | started |
Statvalue1: | 77 - 1 |
Statlabel2: | Interceptions |
Statvalue2: | 9 |
Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue3: | 1 |
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Robert Vernon Ply (August 13, 1940 – May 18, 2022) was an American collegiate and professional football player who played defensive back in the American Football League (AFL). He played six seasons, for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills, and the Denver Broncos.
He was married to Peggy Ply, a dancer for the Kansas City Ballet and they had one daughter and many Shih Tzus. He died at the age of 81 on May 18, 2022, in Raytown, Missouri.[1]