Bob Pifferini

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Bob Pifferini
No. 58, 54
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1950-06-27) June 27, 1950 (age 74)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Homestead
College: UCLA
NFL draft: 1972  / round: 6 / pick: 133
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:57
Games started:0
Fumble recoveries:3

Robert Marico Pifferini, Jr. (born June 27, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for four seasons for the Chicago Bears, where he was a sixth-round draft pick, [1] and one season for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1970s. [2] He played college football at UCLA. [3]

He is the son of Bob Pifferini, Sr. [4] [2]

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References

  1. (1 July 1972). Pifferini signs, Victoria Advocate (AP)
  2. 1 2 (12 November 1977). Rams sign linebacker Pifferini, Lodi News-Sentinel (UPI)
  3. (6 October 1971). UCLA may miss Echols again, Eugene Register-Guard (AP)
  4. "Bob Pifferini Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .