Bob Pollard

Robert Lee Pollard (December 30, 1948) is an American football former defensive lineman who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and the St. Louis Cardinals.

For the English footballer, see Bob Pollard (footballer). For other people, see Robert Pollard (disambiguation).

Bob Pollard
No. 82
Position:Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1948-12-30) December 30, 1948
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Hebert (Beaumont, Texas)
College:Texas Southern, Weber State
NFL Draft:1971 / Round: 11 / Pick: 262
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played–started:154 - 151
Sacks:57.0
Fumble recoveries:14
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Pollard attended the black Hebert High School in Beaumont and began his college football career in 1966 at Texas Southern University in Houston, as he wanted to stay close to his family. Texas Southern University is considered an Historically Black College and University. After a year and a half, he decided to transfer to Weber State University even though he had been a starter at Texas Southern because he felt that the school was trying to take his scholarship away in order to offer it to talented out of state players.[1]

Bob was named Saints defensive captain from 1976 to 1977 and was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame in 1995.[2] In 1977, the Saints traded Pollard and guard Terry Stieve, to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pro Bowl guard Conrad Dobler and wide receiver Ike Harris.[3] He finished his career with St. Louis in 1981. Although quarterback sacks were not officially recorded prior to 1982, he has been credited with 57.0 sacks during his career.[4]

In 1971, Bob Pollard was one of sixteen pro football players from Beaumont to be given the Keys to The City.[5][6]

His son Robert Pollard had a brief NFL career as a defensive end with the San Diego Chargers and Seattle Seahawks.[7]

References
  1. Jacobus, Robert D. (October 3, 2019). Black Man in the Huddle: Stories from the Integration of Texas Football. ISBN 9781623497521.
  2. "Bob Pollard | New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame".
  3. "Bob Pollard | New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame".
  4. "Pre-1982 Sacks Added to Pro Football Reference".
  5. "Flashback: DFW produces a ton of football talent, but another part of Texas is 'the pro football capital of the world'". July 22, 2017.
  6. "Key to the City".
  7. "Robert Pollard". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 11, 2023.


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