Bobby Dillon, 1952
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Back, Texas, 1949–⁠51

Bobby Dillon

Born
Feb 23, 1930, in Temple, Texas
Died
Aug 22, 2019, in Temple, Texas

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Bobby Dillon played back at Texas (1949–⁠51). The Green Bay Packers took Dillon in round 3, No. 28 overall in the 1952 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1951
First-team All-Southwest Conference
Drafted
No. 28
Round 3, 1952 NFL Draft (Green Bay Packers)

Honors

Team titles: SWC champions, 1950

All-America: AP first team (defense) 1951; FWAA first team (defense) 1951; NEA first team (defense) 1951; CT first team (defense) 1951

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (1955–⁠58) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (1954–⁠55, 1957–⁠58)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1954–⁠55, 1957–⁠58; Sporting News first team 1955; NEA first team 1954–⁠55; New York Daily News first team 1955; United Press first team 1955; New York Daily News second team 1953–⁠54.

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