Conrad Dobler
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Conrad Francis Dobler (October 1, 1950 – February 13, 2023) was an American
NFL
Cardinals
After playing
Dobler quickly developed a reputation as a nasty player, and he did little to tone down that image. On the contrary, he seemed to revel in it. "I see defensive linemen jump to knock a pass down. When that happened near me, I'd smack 'em in the
Saints and Bills
In 1978, the Cardinals traded Dobler to the New Orleans Saints, where he played for two seasons. His final two seasons were with the Buffalo Bills. He retired following the 1981 campaign.
After football
Dobler, known for such transgressions as punching Joe Greene, spitting on a downed and injured Bill Bergey, and kicking Merlin Olsen in the head,[1] parodied his image in a Miller Lite beer commercial by getting a section of fans to argue about why they drank the beer. Olsen gained a measure of symbolic revenge by placing Dobler's name on a headstone in a scene from Olsen's TV series Father Murphy. NFL Films placed Dobler's conflicts with Bergey as #9 on the NFL Top 10 list of feuds.[3]
Dobler paid a high price for his NFL career, suffering through numerous operations to repair his battered body. Disabled, Dobler underwent nine knee replacements. Still in need of further surgeries, Dobler, like many other disabled pro football veterans, was unable to gain disability assistance from the NFL.[4]
On April 5, 2007,
Dobler died on February 13, 2023, at the age of 72.[6]
Bibliography
- Dobler, Conrad; Carucci, Vic (1988). They Call Me Dirty. ISBN 978-0399133992.
- Dobler, Conrad (2009). Pride and Perseverance: A Story of Courage, Hope, and Redemption. Foreword by ISBN 978-1600782985.
References
- ^ a b "Dirtiest Professional Team Players". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ISSN 0038-822X.
- NFL.com. May 27, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ Weinreb, Michael. "A Dirty Shame". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ DiCesare, Bob (April 5, 2007). "Golf champ helps an ex-Bill". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017.
- ^ Former Cardinals pro bowl guard Conrad Dobler passes away
External links
- Conrad Dobler career statistics