Bob Picard
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Omak, Washington, U.S. | November 24, 1949||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Omak | ||
College: | Eastern Washington (1968–1972) | ||
NFL draft: | 1973 / Round: 6 / Pick: 132 | ||
Career history | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Robert Picard (born November 24, 1949) is an American former professional football wide receiver who spent three years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Eastern Washington Eagles.
College career
Picard walked on to NAIA Eastern Washington State, which is now known as Eastern Washington. He played four years as a wide receiver, setting career records for catches (166), yards (2,373), and touchdowns (19). These marks stood for 22 years until they were broken in 1993. He had his number 84 jersey retired, making him one of only two players to have received this honor at Eastern Washington, the other being Michael Roos.[1]
Professional career
Picard was selected by the
Picard never caught a regular season pass in the NFL, but his play on special teams was renowned. One Philadelphia sportswriter once said of Picard that "Of all the Philadelphia Eagles, the easiest one to find in the locker room is Bobby Picard. He's the one covered with all the blood. Number 82 in your program, but No. 1 in the kamikaze ranks. The guy who looks like a walking transfusion."[2]
References
- ^ "Walk-on Bob Picard helped pave the NFL road at Eastern". Cheney Free Press. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Bob Picard - EWU athletics hall of fame". goeags.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.