Bobby Majors

Robert Owen Majors (born July 7, 1949) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 1972 NFL Draft. Majors played college football at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was a consensus All-American in 1971.[2] He was also a member of the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League (WFL).[3] He is the younger brother of former Tennessee head coach Johnny Majors.

Bobby Majors
No. 44, 24
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1949-07-07) July 7, 1949
Lynchburg, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:Tennessee
NFL Draft:1972 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

In 1970, Majors set the single-season Tennessee Volunteers record for interceptions with ten and the Volunteers led the NCAA with 36 interceptions. He returned punts and kicks as a member of the Volunteers. He holds the school records for career punt returns with 117 and career punt return yardage with 1,163. Majors had 13 career interceptions at Tennessee.[4] He was named to the University of Tennessee 100-year team as the "Defensive Back of All Time".[5] He was a consensus All-American in 1971. He was named All-SEC in 1970 and 1971. Majors was named to the 2011 SEC Football Legends Class.[6]

Professional career

Majors was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL with the seventy-sixth pick in the 1972 NFL Draft.[7] He signed with the Eagles in May 1972.[8] He was signed by the NFL's Cleveland Browns in October 1972.[9] Majors appeared in nine games for the Browns in 1972. He spent the 1974 season with the Memphis Southmen of the WFL.[10]

Personal life

Bobby's four brothers Johnny, Bill, Larry and Joe also played football. Their father, Shirley Majors, was a college football coach at Sewanee.[11][12]

References
  1. "BOBBY MAJORS". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. "Bobby Majors". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. "UT IN NCAA/SEC RECORD BOOKS" (PDF). utsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. "MAJORS, BOBBY". tshf.net. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. "Bobby Majors Named 2011 SEC Legend". utsports.com. November 3, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  7. "1972 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  8. "Bobby Majors To Join The Eagles". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. May 17, 1972. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  9. "Browns Obtain Bobby Majors". Herald-Journal. Associated Press. October 13, 1972. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  10. "1974 WFL Team Pages". charlottehornetswfl.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  11. UPI (April 7, 1981). "Shirley Majors of Football Family In Tennessee, a Longtime Coach". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  12. Litvack, Samara (November 27, 2009). "UT legend Bobby Majors talks life, football and life after football". hamiltoncountyherald.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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