Bob Lee (quarterback)

Robert Melville Lee (born August 7, 1946) is an American former football quarterback and punter. He played college football for Arizona State, CCSF and Pacific. He was selected 441st overall in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams.

Bob Lee
No. 19
Position:Quarterback
Punter
Personal information
Born: (1946-08-07) August 7, 1946
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Lowell
(San Francisco, California)
College:Arizona State (1963–1964)
CCSF (1965)
Pacific (1966–1967)
NFL Draft:1968 / Round: 17 / Pick: 441
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:730
Passing completions:368
Completion percentage:50.4%
TD–INT:30–40
Passing yards:5,034
Passer rating:63.7
Punting yards:6,195
Punting average:39.7
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years and college career

Lee was born in Columbus, Ohio. He attended and played high school football for Lowell High School in San Francisco, California.

Lee initially played college football for Arizona State in 1963 and 1964—lettering in 1964. He then attended the City College of San Francisco for the 1965 before finishing his career with Pacific—lettering in both 1966 and 1967.[1]

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Lee was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).[2] As a member of the Vikings, he saw action as a punter in Super Bowl IV.[3]

Lee started a 1971 NFC Divisional Playoff on Christmas against the Dallas Cowboys over Gary Cuozzo and Norm Snead. Lee was seven of seventeen for 86 yards—49 of those on a second quarter completion to Bob Grim—with no touchdowns and two interceptions. With the Vikings trailing 3–20 late in the third quarter, coach Bud Grant replaced Lee with Cuozzo, who led Minnesota to its lone touchdown on a 6-yard pass to Stu Voigt. Despite the late score, the team still lost 12–20.

Atlanta Falcons

On May 14, 1973, the Atlanta Falcons dealt quarterback Bob Berry and a first round draft pick for Lee and linebacker Lonnie Warwick.[4] During his stint with the Falcons, he led Atlanta to a 20–14 victory over the 9–0 Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football on November 19, 1973.[5] 1973 was Lee's most successful season in the NFL. He replaced Dick Shiner as the Falcons quarterback in Week 5 and led the Falcons to seven consecutive wins, including the win over the Vikings, on their way to a 9–5 record, the Falcons' best season in their history at that point. Lee started ten games and passed for 1,786 yards with ten touchdowns and eight interceptions.[6]

Minnesota Vikings (second stint)

In 1976, Lee threw a touchdown pass in Super Bowl XI.[7] With starting quarterback Fran Tarkenton's late season injury in the 1977 season, Lee started and led the Vikings to a 14–7 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round of the playoffs.[8] The game was infamous due to the muddy conditions.[9] Lee started the NFC Championship the next week as well against the Dallas Cowboys, but the Vikings lost 23–6.[10][11]

Los Angeles Rams

He was also a backup in Super Bowl XIV as a member of the Los Angeles Rams.[12]

He is one of twelve quarterbacks to post both a perfect quarterback rating and a zero passer rating over the course of their careers, and is the first to have done so in the same season.[13]

NFL career statistics
Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgTD%Int%AttYdsAvgTDSckYdsFumLost
1969MIN 140—71163.6797.210115.39.10.0393.000022
1970MIN 622–0407950.66107.75571.26.36.310202.0163622
1971MIN 1443–1459050.05985.12460.32.24.411141.3189121
1972MIN 20—3650.07512.510135.416.70.0000.000000
1973ATL 12108–212023052.21,7867.810877.94.33.529672.402825662
1974ATL 992–77817245.38525.031432.41.78.119995.213126944
1975MIN 40—51435.71037.42172.314.37.1100.001611
1976MIN 411–0153050.01565.20237.60.06.7221.0064133
1977MIN 543–1427258.35227.34476.35.65.612-8-0.7074711
1978MIN 30–2450.0102.50116.70.025.0000.0022000
1979LAR 30–112250.024310.821101.19.14.54-5-1.3043910
1980LAR 10–000.000.0000.00.00.0000.000000
Career773019−1136873050.45,0345.3304063.74.15.5921972.13938052218
Year Team GP Punting
PuntsYdsAvgLngBlk
1969MIN 14672,68040.0560
1971MIN 14893,51539.5580
Career281566,19539.7580

Postseason
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgTD%Int%AttYdsAvgTDSckYdsFumLost
1969MIN 30—000.000.0000.00.00.0000.000000
1971MIN 110–171642.8865.40221.40.012.53289.300000
1976MIN 20—71070.0818.110127.510.00.0242.001711
1977MIN 221–1194146.32155.20152.40.02.43-10-3.3032211
Career831–2336749.33825.71347.81.54.58222.8042922

Personal life

His son, Zac Lee, played football for the University of Nebraska and was the team's starting quarterback for most of the 2009 season,[14] he briefly signed with the Seattle Seahawks and he played for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League (UFL).[15] His daughter, Jenna Lee, worked in various roles for the Fox Business Network starting in 2007, prior to becoming an anchor on the Fox News Channel in 2010.[16]

References
  1. "Bob Lee NFL Stats and Bio - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  2. "1968 NFL Draft: Round 17". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  3. Network, Sports History (2020-12-15). "The Ultimate Recount of Super Bowl IV". Sports History Network. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  4. Yowell, Keith (2016-05-14). "Today in Pro Football History: 1973: Falcons Deal Bob Berry to Minnesota for Bob Lee". Today in Pro Football History. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  5. Times, William N. Wallace Special to The New York (1973-11-20). "Falcons Halt Vikings' Streak, 20 to 14". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  6. Chass, Murray (1973-11-24). "A Lee Who Took Atlanta Can Burn Jets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  7. "Just Because: Bob Lee had Tim Tebow's career before Tim Tebow". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  8. Rosenberg, I. J. "Ex-Falcon Bob Lee helped Vikings in relief role". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  9. Brady, Dave (1977-12-27). "Vikings Upset Rams, 14-7". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  10. Smith, Cole (2020-08-08). "Championship Shortcomings: The 1977 Minnesota Vikings". Last Word on Pro Football. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  11. Arcand, Tim. "NFL: Randy Moss and the Top 10 Vikings to Return to Minnesota". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  12. Rosenberg, I. J. "Whatever happened to: Ex-Falcon Bob Lee". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  13. Choate, Dave (2021-07-03). "Forgotten Falcons: Bob Lee". The Falcoholic. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  14. "Zac Lee - 2010 - Football". University of Nebraska. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  15. "Las Vegas Locomotives Training Camp Notes - Monday, August 29". OurSports Central. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  16. "FBN's Jenna Lee: "He's My Dad, It's Hard For Me to Ask Him Questions"". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
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