Bob Bateman

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Bob Bateman
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Position Quarterback
Personal information
Born(1954-02-15)February 15, 1954
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
CollegeVermont (1974)
Brown (1975)
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
  • UVM Hall of Fame

Robert Bateman (born February 15, 1954) was an American football player. He played quarterback for the Vermont Catamounts football team. [1] He "had the dual distinct of being UVM's last quarterback and perhaps the school's best." [2] He earned several awards "including All-Yankee Conference, All-ECAC, All-New England, and All-America." [3] He transferred to Brown. [4]

The Cincinnati Bengals selected him in seventh round of the 1976 NFL draft. He was a member of the Bengals, the New England Patriots, and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. [5]

He allegedly once played for UTEP under a pseudonym. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Vermont Passing Rips UR". Democrat and Chronicle. October 27, 1974.
  2. ↑ "Robert Bateman (1986) - University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Vermont Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Bateman, Looker, Leggett Named to All-Yankee Conference Squad". Burlington Free Press. November 25, 1974.
  4. ↑ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 21, 1975). "Ivy League Football: Coaches Face Quarterback Drought and Brown Strength". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Bob Bateman football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". statscrew.com.
  6. ↑ "Flanders Fields | Sports | the Harvard Crimson".


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