Rob DeVita

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Rob DeVita
No. 58
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1965-11-29) November 29, 1965 (age 58)
Winfield, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: Wheaton Central
(Wheaton, Illinois)
College: Benedictine
Undrafted: 1987
Career history
Player stats at PFR  ·  ArenaFan.com

Robert Gerard DeVita (born November 29, 1965) is a former American football linebacker who played one season with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He first enrolled at Eastern Illinois University before transferring to Benedictine University. He attended Wheaton Central High School in Wheaton, Illinois. [1] DeVita was also member of the Denver Dynamite and Los Angeles Cobras of the Arena Football League (AFL).

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References

  1. "Rob Devita". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.