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Position: | Split end Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Briggsville, Arkansas, U.S. | April 3, 1944||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Dermott (AR) | ||||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1966 / round: 19 / pick: 282 | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1966 / round: 10 / pick: 90 | ||||||||
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Robert Paul Crockett (born April 3, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and also in 1968 and 1969.
He was born in Briggsville, Arkansas and played high school football at Dermott (Arkansas) High School. He played college football for Arkansas Razorbacks from 1962 to 1965.
He was selected in the 10th round (the 90th pick overall by the Bills in the 1966 AFL Draft and also by the National Football League (NFL)'s New York Giants in the 19th round (the 282nd overall pick) in the 1966 NFL draft, electing to sign with the Bills. [1]
Crockett was a teammate of Bobby Burnett with both the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Buffalo Bills.
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