Bobby Burnett
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | Clinton, Arkansas | January 4, 1943||||||
Died: | October 1, 2016 Marion, Illinois | (aged 73)||||||
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College: | Arkansas | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1966 / round: 10 / pick: 152 | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1966 / round: 4 / pick: 33 | ||||||
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Bobby Clell Burnett (January 4, 1943 – October 1, 2016) was a college and professional American football player.[1]
Originally a halfback from the University of Arkansas, Burnett in 1966, his first year with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL), had a combined total of 1,185 yards rushing and receiving, with over 12 yards per catch and 4 touchdowns on 34 receptions.[1] He had 766 yards on 187 rushes, with 4 rushing touchdowns. He was that year's AFL Rookie of the Year, and was also selected to the 1966 AFL All-Star team.[1] He died of pancreatic cancer on October 1, 2016.[2]
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- 1943 births
- 2016 deaths
- American football running backs
- Arkansas Razorbacks football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- American Football League All-Star players
- American Football League Rookies of the Year
- People from Clinton, Arkansas
- Players of American football from Arkansas
- American Football League players
- American football running back, 1940s birth stubs