| Bob Lilly | |
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| Position(s): Defensive Tackle |
Jersey #(s): 74 |
| Born: July 26, 1939 Throckmorton, Texas |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1961–1974 | |
| NFL Draft: 1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13 | |
| College: Texas Christian | |
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| Games | 196 |
| Sacks | 94. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time Defensive tackle ( DT) is a position on the defensive line in American and Canadian football. In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Throckmorton is a town in Throckmorton County, Texas, United States. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1974 NFL season was the 55th Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1961 National Football League Draft took place on December 27–28 1960 This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA Texas Christian University is a private, Coeducational University located in Fort Worth, Texas. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1974 NFL season was the 55th Regular season of the National Football League. 5 |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
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Bob Lilly (born July 26, 1939) is a former American football player in the NFL and photographer. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 1971 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 24, 1971 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California. The 1972 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 23, 1972 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California. The 1973 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 21, 1973 at Texas Stadium in Irving Texas. The 1974 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 20, 1974 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City Missouri. The National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team was chosen by a selection committee of media and league personnel in 1994. This is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1970s and have been compiled onto this fantasy group The NFL 1960s All-Decade Team is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1960s and have been compiled in a fantasy group The Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor (RoH is a ring around Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas which honors former players coaches and club officials who made Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. He is considered one of the greatest defensive linemen in NFL history.
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College Football career
A two-time All-Southwest Conference pick and a consensus All-American while at TCU. This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC see Southwestern Athletic Conference 2006 inductee to the East-West Shrine Game Hall of Fame. The East-West Shrine Game is an annual post-season College football all-star game played each January since 1925 Lilly was inducted into The College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
Professional Football career
As a first-round draft pick in the 1961 NFL Draft (and the Cowboys first ever draft pick), Lilly went on to be All-Pro seven times, and was selected to play in 11 Pro Bowl games. The 1961 National Football League Draft took place on December 27–28 1960 All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL
Lilly began his career as a defensive end in 1961 but midway though the 1963(his third) season Cowboys coach Tom Landry moved him to defensive tackle. Defensive end ( DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football. Thomas Wade Landry ( September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach Defensive tackle ( DT) is a position on the defensive line in American and Canadian football. Lilly made the adjustment becoming the main man in Dallas's vaunted "Doomsday Defense. " As a tackle, Lilly was a first-team All-NFL choice every year from 1964 through 1969, then again in 1971. On January 17th,1971 the Cowboys finally made the Super Bowl only to lose it on a field goal in the final 9 seconds. As a result, he tore off his helmet and threw it down the field 50-60 yards. This summarized his and the team's frustrations from 1966 of "not winning the Big Game), the championship game. However, in 1972 he and the rest of the Cowboys won the Super Bowl against Miami, 24-3. His 29-yard sack of Dolphin quarterback Bob Griese (an NFL Record) is one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl lore. This was the signature play of his hall-of-fame defensive tackle 14 year career.
Lilly's greatest assets were his furious pass-rushing skills and his ability to slice plays open with his agility and instincts. Lilly's agility and quickness helped him score four defensive touchdowns in his career. His first was returning an interception 17 yards in 1964 while the other three came on fumble recoveries. NFL Films did a 8 minute feature on Lilly. In it is stated that he was the "unblockable, unstoppable force of The Doomsday Defense", and this was not to discredit those unfortunate enough to stand in his way. Lilly was regularly double and triple teamed for the majority of his career because of his effectiveness as a defensive tackle.
Lilly was extremely durable during his career, making 196 consecutive regular-season games. The only game he would miss in his career was the 1973 championship game against Minnesota due to a leg injury. Lilly injured his hamstring in the 1973 game vs Denver. In the first play in a 1973 NFC Divisional playoff game vs The LA Rams he reinjured this same hamstring. The Cowboys won that game 27-16.
Affectionately known as "Mr. Cowboy," his name was the first inscribed in the "Ring of Honor" above Texas Stadium. Texas Stadium is a football Stadium in Irving Texas, a Suburb of Dallas. The Cowboys had a Bob Lilly Day on November 23, 1975 to honor him and make Lilly the first inductee into The Ring of Honor.
Lilly was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in in 1980, his first year of eligibility, with former teammate Herb Adderley, David "Deacon Jones and Jim Otto. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL The Sporting News named him a member of the All-Century NFL Team and "the greatest defensive tackle in NFL history". Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports Lilly, Adderley and Jones were all drafted in 1961. Tom Landry said of Lilly: "As I've said before, another Lilly won't come along in my time. We're observing a man who will become a legend". This comment is from the 1972 Street and Smith's Pro Football Yearbook. He also said that "Nobody is better then Lilly".
In 1999, he was ranked number 10 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the highest-ranking defensive lineman and the highest-ranking Cowboy. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports The only 2 other defensive players ahead of him were Dick Butkus and Lawrence Taylor. Sports Illustrated named him one of the 10 most revolutionary defensive players. Lilly endorsed Coors Beer(as a Coors Distributer from the mid 1970s), Georgia Pacific, Chapstick, a 1973 Tegrin shampoo ad, Del Web Texas Limited Partnership and Black and Decker. When he began traveling with the Cowboys, Lilly regularly had his camera as his side. His interest in photography began when he was named to the Kodak All-America team in 1961 as a part of the honor was given a 35 mm camera and a year's supply of film by the company [1]. Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment Before and after games, he spent an increasing amount of time studying and photographing old sports stadiums. Lilly co-authored the 1983 book "Reflections" with sportswriter Sam Blair featuring scores of his black and white photographs of teammates in candid poses. He was also a photographer for the Texas Air National Guard where he was a Airman 2nd Class. Lilly spent 2 weeks in 1967 as part of the Texas National Guard at the RheinMain West Germany airbase.
Notes
- Bob Lilly was the first draft pick in Cowboys franchise history.
- Lilly missed just one NFL game during his 14 year career
- Has been at the induction of each ring of honor inductee
- He was the first player who spent his entire career with the Cowboys to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- He starred in a number of television commercials for hardware stores and products.
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile
- Bob Lilly homepage
- NFL.com article about Lilly's career
- Football Reference: Bob Lilly
- A list of Bob Lilly Quotes
- Football cards
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