Bob Kilcullen
Appearance
Date of birth | May 13, 1936 |
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Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri |
Date of death | August 24, 2019 | (aged 83)
Place of death | Denver, Colorado |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive End |
US college | Texas Tech |
NFL draft | 1957 / round: 8 / Pick 96 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1957–1966 | Chicago Bears |
Career stats | |
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Bob Kilcullen (May 13, 1936 - August 24, 2019) was an American defensive lineman who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. He was selected by the Bears in the 1957 NFL Draft.
Athletic career
Kilcullen played at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) in college. While playing football he majored in art at the university.[1]
Life after football
Following a ten year career in the NFL, Kilcullen returned to Dallas, where he was instrumental in establishing the Dallas Arts Center.[1] Kilcullen continued to work as an artist himself, working in the media of oil painting, charcoal, and bronze sculpture.[1]
Kilcullen died on August 24, 2019 at the age of 83.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Gabriella Mazzucca, "Where Are They Now?" Street & Smith's Pro Football 1994, pg. 71.
- ^ Robert B. Kilcullen