Bob Long (linebacker)
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 24, 1934 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | South Pasadena, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | South Pasadena (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1955 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 89 |
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| Interceptions: | 7 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 10 |
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Robert Wendell Long (born February 24, 1934 in South Pasadena, California) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Long attended South Pasadena High School, before moving on to the University of California at Los Angeles. In 1954, he was a part of the team that shared the national championship with Ohio State University.
Long was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round (18th overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft. On October 2, he was traded to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a draft choice.
The converted Long from a defensive end into a linebacker. In 1957, he was a starter at linebacker for the NFL Championship winning team. On July 20, 1960, he was traded along with a first round draft choice (#10-Bobby Crespino), to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for quarterback Jim Ninowski.
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