Bob Scrabis

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Bob Scrabis
No. 49, 19
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1936-03-26) March 26, 1936 (age 87)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Baldwin (PA)
College: Penn State
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Robert Denis Scrabis (born March 26, 1936) is a former American football player who played with the New York Titans. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University. [1]

He is the father of Bob Scrabis, who was the 1989 Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Scrabis has been a resident of Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey. From 1969 to 2012 operated an auto dealership that he took over from his father-in-law in Lakewood, New Jersey. [2]

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References

  1. "Bob Scrabis NFL & AFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  2. Gehman, Jim. "Where Are They Now: Bob Scrabis", New York Jets, December 16, 2021. Accessed February 17, 2023. "Scrabis and his wife, Janice, make their home in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey."