Bob Celeri
| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 1, 1927 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Bragg, California | ||||||||
| Date of death: | March 9, 1975 (aged 47) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Buffalo, New York | ||||||||
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| College: | Cal-Berkeley | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1950 / Round: 10 / Pick: 127 | ||||||||
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| TD-INT: | 15-18 |
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| Yards: | 2,287 |
| QB Rating: | 60.0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Robert Lavern Celeri (June 1, 1927 – March 9, 1975) was a quarterback who played for the University of California, two seasons in the National Football League (NFL), and a total of eight seasons in two Canadian leagues – the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and the Ontario Rugby Football Union (ORFU).
Celeri was born in Fort Bragg, California to Hugo Celeri and Pearl Mable Bishop – he was the youngest of their three children, all boys. He attended the University of California where he played on the varsity football team for four seasons. His first season was 1944, however he lost playing time after being declared academically ineligible at the start of November, when the team still had four games left to play. He then served in the US Navy during 1945 and 1946. Celeri returned for the 1947 through 1949 seasons, with one of his teammates being Jackie Jensen, who went on to play professional baseball. The 1948 and 1949 football teams were both Pacific Coast Conference champions, and both teams played in (and lost) the Rose Bowl. During the 1949 season, Celeri passed for 1081 yards and was selected as MVP by his teammates. After the 1949 season concluded with a Rose Bowl loss, Celeri played in two additional games. The first was the Hula Bowl in Honolulu, where he helped the College All-Stars defeat an All-Hawaii team, and the second was a for-pay game matching Celeri against fellow-quarterback Eddie LeBaron of College of the Pacific, played at the Grape Bowl in Lodi, California, which Celeri's team lost 7–6 due to a missed extra point. He also had a baseball tryout with the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League in February 1950. He subsequently made one pinch-hitting appearance (drawing a walk) with the Salt Lake City Bees of the Pioneer League, before deciding to give up baseball for football – he was released by the Bees in May 1950.
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