Bob Cifers

Robert Gale Cifers (September 5, 1920 – July 1, 2001) was a professional American football halfback and punter in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Green Bay Packers. Cifers died in a Nashville, Tennessee hospital[2] of an unknown cause.[3]

Bob Cifers
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Cifers on a 1948 Bowman football card
No. 45, 16
Position:Halfback,
Punter
Personal information
Born:(1920-09-05)September 5, 1920
Church Hill, Tennessee
Died:July 1, 2001(2001-07-01) (aged 80)
Nashville, Tennessee
Career information
High school:Dobyns-Bennett
(Kingsport, Tennessee)
College:Tennessee
NFL Draft:1944 / Round: 2 / Pick: 14
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • Highest average punting yards in a game: 61.75 (1946)[1]
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts / yards:230 / 787
Receptions / yards:12 / 296
Touchdowns:5
Player stats at NFL.com

References
  1. Minimum 4 punts
  2. "CNNSI.com - Pro Football - Roundup: Former Lions back Cifer dead at 80 - Tuesday July 03, 2001 10:14 AM". Archived from the original on July 10, 2001. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. "Bob Cifers 2001 Deaths".


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