Trevor Cobb

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Trevor Cobb
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1970-11-20) November 20, 1970 (age 53)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Dobie (Houston)
College: Rice
Undrafted: 1993
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Trevor Sebastian Cobb (born November 20, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rice Owls football, and earned consensus All-American honors in 1991.

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Early years

Cobb was born in Houston, Texas. [1] He graduated from J. Frank Dobie High School in Houston, Texas, [2] where he played high school football for the Dobie Longhorns.

College career

Cobb received an athletic scholarship to attend Rice University in Houston, and played for the Owls teams from 1989 to 1993. As a junior in 1991, he amassed 1,692 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns, won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best running back, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. In his four college seasons, he rushed for 4,948 yards and 38 touchdowns.

YearTeamGamesRushesRushing YardsYPARushing TDsReceptionsReceiving YardsReceiving TDs
1989 Rice 111695453.23221611
1990 Rice 112831,3254.710363120
1991 Rice 113601,6924.714141360
1992 Rice 112791,3865.011222834
Total44109149484.538948925

Professional career

Unselected in the 1993 NFL Draft, he signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent. [3]

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References

  1. National Football League, Historical Players, Trevor Cobb. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  2. databaseFootball.com, Players, Trevor Cobb Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Trevor Cobb. Retrieved February 25, 2012.