Robert F. Waldrop (born December 1, 1971) is a former American college and professional

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player who was a

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in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played

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at the University of Arizona, where he was a two-time consensus All-American for the Wildcats. Waldrop played professionally for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, and the Memphis Mad Dogs and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. He is a member of the

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Early years

Waldrop was born in Atlanta, Georgia.National Football League, Historical Players
Rob Waldrop
Retrieved February 11, 2012. He attended Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona,databaseFootball.com, Players
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. Retrieved February 11, 2012. where he played for the Horizon Huskies high school football team.

College career

While attending the University of Arizona, Waldrop played for the

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team from 1990 to 1993. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in

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and

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. He was also the recipient of the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in the country, the Nagurski Award as the best defensive player, and United Press International'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

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. He played for the Chiefs in three regular season games in .Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players
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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

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championship teams in

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and

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, and was selected as a CFL All-Star in both years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Waldrop, Rob 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