Robert Lavette
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| Position: | Running back | ||||
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| Date of birth: | September 8, 1963 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Cartersville, Georgia | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Cartersville (GA) | ||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 | ||||
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| Games: | 33 |
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Robert Lee Lavette (born September 8, 1963, Cartersville, Georgia, United States) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team.
In Cartersville High School he rushed for 2,103 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior. He gained 6,870 career rushing yards and 49 touchdowns.
As a freshman, he was the ACC third leading rusher (866 yards), third in receiving (45 receptions), first in all purpose yards and first in kickoff returns. His 307 receiving yards led the team.
As a sophomore, he led the ACC in rushing (1,208 yards), touchdowns (19), all-purpose yards (1,570 yards) and scoring average (10.4) points. His touchdown total was a school record and he was second in the nation in scoring.
As a junior, he missed all or parts of four games because of injuries, finishing with 803 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns.
Lavette to this day is considered by many to be one of the top running backs in school history. He still maintains many career yardage records and is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame and was named an ACC Legend.
Lavette's 4th Quarter touchdown (his second of the game) capped of an 80-yard drive by the Yellow Jackets against the Crimson Tide of Alabama in 1981. The Jackets would go on to lose the remainder of their games and finish 1-10 on the year. It was Georgia Tech's first football win over the Tide since 1962.
Lavette was selected in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft. On December 4, he was placed on the injured reserve list after injuring his knee.
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