Robert Lee Lavette was born on September 8,1963 and is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles.
17 Facts About Robert Lavette
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Robert Lavette played college football at Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Robert Lavette gained 5,870 career rushing yards and 49 touchdowns.
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Robert Lavette set 9 career records, 7 season marks and three-single-game records.
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Robert Lavette registered 188 carries for 866 yards, 7 rushing touchdowns and 45 catches for 307 yards.
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Robert Lavette's touchdown total was a school record and he was second in the nation in scoring.
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Robert Lavette posted 280 carries for 1208 yards, 19 rushing touchdowns and 25 catches for 286 yards.
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Robert Lavette finished his career as the school's all-time leading rusher, receiver and scorer.
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Robert Lavette finished with 4,066 rushing yards, 114 receptions for 862 yards and scored 46 touchdowns for 276 points.
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Robert Lavette had 18 100-yard games and accounted for 5,393 total yards, with an average of 125.5 total yards per game.
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Robert Lavette still maintains many career yardage records and is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame and was named an ACC Legend.
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Robert Lavette was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1985 NFL draft.
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Robert Lavette was selected by the Jacksonville Bulls in the 1985 USFL Territorial Draft.
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Robert Lavette began to return punts as well as kickoffs during the regular season.
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Robert Lavette had one reception for 6 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles and 2 kickoff returns for 32 yards against the Washington Redskins.
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Robert Lavette had some great training camp performances, but he never developed as a consistent running back,.
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Robert Lavette's cousin Ray Donaldson was an All-Pro NFL center.