Robert Michael Kennedy (September 16, 1928 – July 5, 1991) was a professional
American football defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
and
halfback in the
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the ...
(AAFC) for the
Los Angeles Dons. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was drafted in the eighth round of the
1949 NFL draft
The 1949 National Football League Draft was held on December 21, 1948, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. The draft was preceded by a secret draft meeting held November 15, 1948, at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh.
This was the ...
by the
Washington Redskins.
References
1928 births
1991 deaths
American football defensive backs
American football running backs
Los Angeles Dons players
North Carolina Tar Heels football players
People from Weehawken, New Jersey
Players of American football from Hudson County, New Jersey
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