Robert Francis Petrella (born November 7, 1944) is a former 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 ...

in the

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(AFL) and National Football League (NFL) who played for the Miami Dolphins. He played

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for the Tennessee Volunteers. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 12th round of the 1966 NFL Draft. In addition, he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the eighth round of the 1966 NFL Draft. He was on Miami's roster for their inaugural season in 1966. Petrella played in six seasons for the Dolphins, recording five interceptions.

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