Bobby Wood | |
Position: | Offensive tackle Defensive tackle |
Number: | 29 |
Birth Date: | January 14, 1916 |
Birth Place: | McComb, Mississippi, U.S. |
Death Date: | October 22, 1973 (aged 57) |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 230 |
High School: | McComb (MS) |
College: | Alabama |
Draftyear: | 1940 |
Draftround: | 4 |
Draftpick: | 30 (by the Cleveland Rams)[1] |
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Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 3 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 0 |
Robert Harry Wood (January 14, 1916 – October 22, 1973) was an American football offensive tackle/defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Chicago Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers.[2] Wood played collegiate ball for the University of Alabama before being drafted by the Cleveland Rams in the fourth round of the 1940 NFL draft.[3] [1] Selected to play in the Pro Bowl and First-team All-Pro. He played professionally for 1 season, in 1940. He left his professional football career to serve in WWII alongside his three brothers.[4]