| Date of birth: | November 13, 1934 |
| Place of birth: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death: | April 11, 2008 (aged 73) |
| Place of death: | Marmora, New Jersey |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Linebacker |
| Jersey №: | 53 |
| College: | Maryland |
| NFL Draft: | 1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1956-1961 1962-1965 |
Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Robert Francis Pellegrini born on (November 13, 1934 – April 11, 2008) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Maryland, where he was an All-American as a center. Pellegrini was drafted in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft. In 1996, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
In 1955, he finished fifth in number of votes for the Heisman Trophy.[1] He was featured on the cover of the November 7, 1955 edition of Sports Illustrated magazine.
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References
- ^ Pac-10 in the Heisman Voting (PDF), Pacific 10 Conference, p. 4, 2005.
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