Position: | Linebacker |
Number: | 59 |
Birth Date: | 6 November 1954 |
Birth Place: | Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 222 |
Draftyear: | 1976 |
Draftround: | 6 |
Draftpick: | 168 |
High School: | Woodlawn (Shreveport, LA) Shreveport (LA) Capt. Shreve |
College: | Grambling State |
Pastteams: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played - started |
Statvalue1: | 61-42 |
Statlabel2: | Interceptions - TDs |
Statvalue2: | 3-2 |
Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue3: | 6 |
Pfr: | P/PennRo20 |
Robert Pennywell (November 6, 1954 – October 7, 2022) was an American football player who played linebacker for four seasons for the National Football League (NFL)'s Atlanta Falcons,[1] and two seasons for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).[2]
His cousin Carlos Pennywell also played for the NFL.
Pennywell died on October 7, 2022, at the age of 67.[3]