Bobby Epps
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Swissvale, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 25, 1932||||||||||||||||
Died: | November 14, 2014 Swissvale, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 82)||||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Swissvale (PA) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1954 / Round: 14 / Pick: 161 | ||||||||||||||||
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Robert Hezekiah Epps (March 25, 1932 - November 14, 2014) was an American football fullback who played three seasons for the New York Giants. He played for them from 1954 to 1955 and in 1957; he missed the 1956 season because he was in the Army. He went to college at Pittsburgh.
He had 188 rushes for 771 yards and 2 touchdowns in his career.[1] He also had 18 receptions for 109 yards.
Early life
Epps was born on March 25, 1932, in
.College career
Epps played college football at Pittsburgh.[4] He did not play in 1950. In 1951 he played in 10 games and had 116 rush attempts for 316 yards with a 2.7 average.[4] He also had 15 receptions for 198 yards.[4] He finished the 1952 college season with 106 rush attempts for 502 yards. He also had 6 receptions for 21 yards and a touchdown.[4] He led the Panthers in rushing yards that season as they finished 6–3.[5] In 1953 he led the team in rushing yards again when he had 100 rush attempts for 424 yards.[6] He also had 5 receptions for 3 yards.[4] After his senior season he was named All-State and All-East honors.[7]
Career rushing and receiving statistics
Year | Games | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
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1951 | 10 | 116 | 316 | 2.7 | 15 | 198 | 13.2 | 0 | |
1952 | 9 | 106 | 502 | 4.7 | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | |
1953 | 9 | 100 | 424 | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | |
Career[8] | 28 | 322 | 1242 | 3.9 | 26 | 222 | 8.5 | 1 |
Awards and Honors
- 1953 All-State Honors
- 1953 All-East Honors
Professional career
1954 season
Epps was drafted in the 14th round (161) by the
1955 season
Epps was injured in pre-season and missed the first three games. In his first 1955 game (week 4), he had 16 rush attempts for 65 yards against the
1956 season
He missed the 1956 season due to being in the Army.
1957 season
The 1957 season was his last NFL season. In week 1 he had 3 rushes for 4 yards and one catch for 11 yards as the Giants lost 3–6 against the
Later life
In 2002 he was inducted into the Western Chapter Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.[7] He died on November 14, 2014, at the age of 82.[21]
NFL Statistics
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General | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Team | GP | Att | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Rec | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Fum | Lost | ||||||||
1954 | NYG | 10 | 30 | 110 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
1955 | NYG | 9 | 95 | 375 | 3.9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
1957 | NYG | 12 | 63 | 286 | 4.5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 10.1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
Career | 31 | 188 | 771 | 4.1 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 109 | 6.1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Bobby Epps stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "2002 Inductees - Western Chapter of PA Sports Hall of Fame". westernpasportshof.org. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Swissvale (Swissvale, PA) - Pro-Football-Reference.com". www.pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Bobby Epps College Stats". www.sports-reference.com.
- ^ "1952 Pitt Panthers Stats". www.sports-reference.com.
- ^ "1953 Pitt Panthers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c "2002 Inductees - Western Chapter of PA Sports Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Bobby Epps College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "Bobby Epps 1954 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bobby Epps 1955 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Chicago Cardinals at New York Giants - October 16th, 1955". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Washington Redskins at New York Giants - October 30th, 1955". www.pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ "1955 New York Giants Statistics & Players". www.pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ "Category Archive: Football - New-York Historical Society's..." sports.nyhistory.org. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "1956 New York Giants Statistics & Players". www.pro-football-reference.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Bobby Epps 1957 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants - October 20th, 1957". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants - November 17th, 1957". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c "Bobby Epps Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Bobby Epps Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
- ^ "ROBERT EPPS Obituary (2014) - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". www.legacy.com.
Further reading
Myron Cope (October 8, 1953). "McLauren's Figure To Be Put to Test. Bobby, Best Since Goldberg, Can Top 1917 Rushing Total". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 12, 2021.