Bob Whitlow

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Bob Whitlow
No. 66, 61, 51, 53
Position:
Compton JC
Arizona Wildcats
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Indiana Football Hall of Fame (2000)
  • Monroe County, Indiana Sports Hall of Fame (2012)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:100
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Robert Edward Whitlow (February 15, 1936 – October 23, 2020) was an American professional

Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, and Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats
.

Early life

Whitlow was born in Shelbyville, Indiana and attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Indiana, where he played high school football and participated in track and field as a shot putter.[1]

College and military career

After high school, Whitlow attended and played

Compton Junior College in Compton, California, before transferring to the University of Arizona.[2] He was also a shot putter in college.[1] He left college in 1957 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.[2]

Professional career

After serving with the Marines, Whitlow qualified for the

Portland Storm, but failed.[8]

During the Lions' 1963 season, Whitlow was the center for George Plimpton when Plimpton was practicing and playing with the team for the Sports Illustrated article that became the book Paper Lion.[9]

Racing career

Bob Whitlow
Yankee 400 (Michigan
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

A longtime racing fan who idolized Richard Petty and A. J. Foyt, Whitlow became interested in dabbling in a racing career when he was still with the Lions, though the team and his wife forbade him from pursuing it. After retiring from football, he purchased a 1970 Dodge Charger and received a helmet from New Orleans Saints owner John W. Mecom Jr., who previously ran the Mecom Racing Team. He raced with No. 51 as a nod to his number from his playing days.[10]

He explained in July 1973 that "racing and football have some of the same organizations. You've got to have organization to win in either sport. You've got to think about what you're going to do, and you have to be able to analyze what you're doing wrong."[11] Otherwise, he stressed "there is simply no comparison" between the two sports.[10]

Whitlow made his racing debut in

NASCAR Winston Cup Series race there in a Ford Torino and placed 21st.[13][14]

Coaching career

Whitlow was an assistant basketball coach for two seasons at Oakland Community College from 1986-1988.

Northview High School in Johns Creek, Georgia.[1]

Personal life

Between his retirement from football and beginning a racing career, Whitlow worked for a carpet business.[17]

He died on October 23, 2020, in Forsyth County, Georgia at age 84.[18]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NWCC Pts Ref
1973 Negre Racing 08 Ford RSD DAY RCH
CAR
BRI
 ATL NWS DAR
MAR
TAL
NSV
 CLT
DOV
 TWS
21 		RSD
MCH
 DAY
BRI
 ATL
TAL
NSV
 DAR
RCH
DOV
NWS
MAR
 CLT CAR 92nd 0 [19]
1974 Whitlow Racing 51 Dodge RSD DAY
RCH
CAR
 BRI
ATL
DAR
NWS
MAR
TAL
NSV
DOV
 CLT
RSD
MCH
DAY
BRI
NSV
 ATL
POC
TAL
MCH

19 		DAR
RCH
DOV
NWS
 MAR CLT CAR ONT NA - [20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Northview Track and Field Coaches". Northview High School. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e "WHITLOW, ROBERT". Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  3. ^ Rosenberg, I.J. "Whatever happened to: Bob Whitlow". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  4. The Milwaukee Journal
    . July 18, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "Rams Drop Former Star Trojan Back". The Spokesman-Review. August 31, 1967. p. 7. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  6. ^ Bryson, Mike (August 27, 1968). "Several Veterans Among Players Cut". The Free Lance–Star. p. 20. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  7. ^ "Former Pro Gridder Whitlow Finds New Sport". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. July 29, 1973. p. B2. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  8. Newspapers.com
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  9. ISBN 9780060915407
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  10. ^
    Newspapers.com
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  11. Newspapers.com
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  12. Newspapers.com
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  13. The Durham Sun. AP
    . June 7, 1973. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  14. ^ "1973 Alamo 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  15. ^ "Bob Whitlow Madonna Basketball coach". Detroit Free Press. 1988-08-20. p. 38. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  16. ^ Risak, C.J. (July 20, 1992). "Brand New Start:Sharpe to Lead Madonna's Men's Basketball" (PDF). Westland Observer. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  17. Newspapers.com
    .
  18. ^ "Bob Whitlow, member of inaugural Falcons team, Forsyth resident, dies at 84". Forsythnews.com. 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  19. ^ "Bob Whitlow – 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  20. ^ "Bob Whitlow – 1974 NASCAR Winston Cup Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links

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