Robert F. Waldrop (born December 1, 1971) is a former American college and professional
gridiron football player who was a
defensive tackle in the
National Football League
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(NFL) and
Canadian Football League
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(CFL). He played
college football at the
University of Arizona
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T ...
, where he was a two-time consensus
All-American for the
Wildcats
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. Waldrop played professionally for the NFL's
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The ...
, and the
Memphis Mad Dogs
The Memphis Mad Dogs were a Canadian football team that played the 1995 season in the Canadian Football League. The Mad Dogs were part of a failed attempt to expand the CFL into the United States. They played at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
...
and
Toronto Argonauts
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of the CFL. He is a member of the
College Football Hall of Fame.
Early years
Waldrop was born in
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
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Rob Waldrop
Retrieved February 11, 2012. He attended
Horizon High School in
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Rob Waldrop
. Retrieved February 11, 2012. where he played for the Horizon Huskies
high school football
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team.
College career
While attending the University of Arizona, Waldrop played for the
Arizona Wildcats football team from 1990 to 1993. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in
1992 and
1993
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. He was also the recipient of the
Outland Trophy
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as the best interior lineman in the country, the
Nagurski Award
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as the best defensive player, and
United Press International
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's
Lineman of the Year award. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
Professional career
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Waldrop in the fifth round of the
1994 NFL Draft
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.
He played for the Chiefs in three regular season games in .
[Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players]
Rob Waldrop
Retrieved February 11, 2012. He played for the CFL's Memphis Mad Dogs in , and for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts in and . He gained his greatest recognition with the Argos, when he was a member of their back-to-back
Grey Cup championship teams in
1996 and
1997
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, and was selected as a CFL All-Star in both years.
References
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1971 births
Living people
American football defensive tackles
Players of Canadian football from Atlanta
Arizona Wildcats football players
Canadian football defensive linemen
Kansas City Chiefs players
Memphis Mad Dogs players
Toronto Argonauts players
All-American college football players
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Players of American football from Atlanta
Players of American football from Arizona