Robert Lynn Schweickert was born on September 17,1942 and is an American former professional football quarterback.
21 Facts About Bob Schweickert
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Bob Schweickert led Virginia Tech's football team to its only Southern Conference championship in 1963, and was a first-team All-America for the Hokies in 1964.
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Bob Schweickert was two-time Southern Conference Media player of the year.
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Bob Schweickert saw action in two seasons of professional football for the New York Jets of the American Football League.
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Bob Schweickert had 51 rushing attempts for 308 yards, averaging a team-high 6.0 yards per carry.
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Bob Schweickert threw only 41 times in VPI's run-centered offense, but had three touchdown passes.
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Bob Schweickert completed 53.4 percent of his 116 attempts, and had a quarterback rating of 106.5.
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Bob Schweickert was third-team Associated Press All-America in 1963, and named Southern Conference Media Player of the Year.
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Bob Schweickert garnered first-team All-America honors for the Football Writers of America Association in 1964.
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Bob Schweickert handed off to backfield mate Sonny Utz more often in '64 than he ran himself, but still had 576 yards on 131 attempts, with nine scores on the ground.
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Bob Schweickert had nine passing touchdowns, and 833 yards passing and a sterling 133.6 passer rating.
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Bob Schweickert led the Southern Conference with 1409 total yards and 18 total touchdowns for which he was responsible.
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Bob Schweickert was named Southern Conference Media Player of the Year for the second time.
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Bob Schweickert scored on six touchdown runs of over 50 yards in his career.
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Bob Schweickert had the seventh longest punt return in Tech history with an 82-yard return against VMI in '63.
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Bob Schweickert was the team's punter during the '63 and '64 seasons.
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Bob Schweickert completed his career with 1,723 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns.
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Bob Schweickert was the 29th overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1965 NFL draft.
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Bob Schweickert opted to play with the New York Jets who picked him 28th in 1965 American Football League draft.
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Bob Schweickert appeared in a total of six games for the Jets, three in both 1965 and 1967.
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Bob Schweickert was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.