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Position: | BB/DE/G/LB | ||||||||||||
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Born: | (1917-02-17)February 17, 1917 Letart, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Died: | December 6, 1997(1997-12-06) (aged 80) Point Pleasant, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Point Pleasant (WV) | ||||||||||||
College: | Marshall | ||||||||||||
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Robert Grant Adkins (February 17, 1917 – December 6, 1997) was an American football blocking back, defensive end, guard and linebacker in the National Football League who played for the Green Bay Packers. Adkins played collegiate ball for Marshall University and professionally in the NFL for 3 seasons.
References
- "Obituary". Big Sandy News. December 17, 1997. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc.
Robert G. "Bob" Adkins, 80, of Point Pleasant, WV, died Saturday, Dec 6 at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant.
- "Packers.com - Bob Adkins". Packers.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- "Bob Adkins Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
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- 1917 births
- 1997 deaths
- People from Letart, West Virginia
- Players of American football from West Virginia
- American football defensive ends
- American football running backs
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