Bob Jeter
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 9, 1937 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Union, South Carolina | ||||||||
| Date of death: | November 20, 2008 (aged 71) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Weir (WV) | ||||||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17 | ||||||||
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| Interceptions: | 26 |
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| INT yards: | 333 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Robert DeLafayette Jeter, Jr. (May 9, 1937 – November 20, 2008) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
Jeter was raised in Weirton, West Virginia, where he attended the segregated local school, Dunbar High School, until after his junior year in 1954. He then attended Weir High School and was a football standout his senior year in the fall of 1955.
He played college football at the University of Iowa. As a halfback with the Hawkeyes, Jeter rushed for a Rose Bowl record 194 yards on just nine carries against California as a junior in the 1959 Rose Bowl. This total included an 81-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, another record. As a result of this performance, he was the named the game's MVP, and Iowa finished as runner-up in the AP poll. He was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1994.
Selected by the Packers in the second round of the 1960 NFL draft, Jeter began his pro career in the Canadian Football League with the British Columbia Lions. He was used in Canada as a running back in 1960 and 1961, backing up CFL legend and former Iowa teammate Willie Fleming. Still under contract in Canada, Jeter spent the 1962 season on the Packers' taxi squad, saw limited action as a wide receiver in 1963 and 1964, and was moved to defensive back in 1965.
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