Bobby Crespino

Bobby Crespino
Career information
No. 42, 89
Date of birth	(1938-01-11)January 11, 1938
Place of birth	Duncan, Mississippi
Date of death	July 29, 2013(2013-07-29) (aged 75)
Place of death	Atlanta, Georgia
Position(s)	Tight end
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
College	Mississippi
AFL draft	1961 / Round: 6 / Pick: 44
Drafted by	Oakland Raiders
NFL draft	1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10
Drafted by	Cleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1961–1963	Cleveland Browns
1964–1968	New York Giants
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Robert C. "Bobby" Crespino (January 11, 1938 – July 29, 2013) was an American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. Born in Duncan, Mississippi, he played college football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted in the first round (tenth overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft. Crespino was also selected in the sixth round of the 1961 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He was the father of political historian, Joseph Crespino. Crespino died on July 29, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia following a long undisclosed illness.^[1]

References

↑ Cleveland, Rick (July 29, 2013). "RIP: Bobby Crespino, A Splendid Gentleman". msfame.com. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

Cleveland Browns 1961 NFL draft selections

Bobby Crespino Ed Nutting John Brown Mike Lucci Frank Parker Preston Powell Fred Cox John Frongillo Jake Gibbs Wayne Wolff Ken Ericson Billy Gault Dick Lage Jack Wilson Phil Lohman Charley Taylor Roger Shoals Calvin Bird Ed Morris Bob Minihane Charlie Baker

Draft years 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1960 Ole Miss Rebels football—FWAA national champions

12 Jake Gibbs 15 Glynn Griffing 19 Doug Elmore 31 Bobby Crespino 63 Bookie Bolin 78 Jim Dunaway 81 Johnny Brewer Allen Green A. J. Holloway Head coach: Johnny Vaught Assistant coaches: Johnny Cain Roland Dale Jim Poole Ray Poole

1961 NFL draft first-round selections

Tommy Mason Norm Snead Joe Rutgens Marlin McKeever Mike Ditka Jimmy Johnson Tom Matte Ken Rice Bernie Casey Bobby Crespino Billy Kilmer Herb Adderley Bob Lilly Art Baker

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