Robert Glenn Etter (born August 8, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and World Football League (WFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. He played professionally for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons in 1968 and 1969, and the Memphis Southmen of the WFL in 1974 and 1975.
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| Position: | Placekicker | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 8, 1945 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 157 lb (71 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Chattanooga Central | ||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1968 | ||||||||
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Etter later became an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master.
Biography
editEtter was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Taught mathematics at California State University, Sacramento. Professor of Mathematics and Statistics. Emeritus (2010)
Bridge career
editEtter is an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master. With nearly 19,000 lifetime masterpoints as of February 2015 he ranks 118th and about 90th among living Grand Masters.[1] In 1981 and 1998 he won high-level teams-of-four tournaments that are sometimes called "national championships" in the U.S.
Wins
edit- North American Bridge Championships (2)[2]
- North American Swiss Teams (1) 1981
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1998
Runners-up
edit- North American Bridge Championships (4)
- North American Men's Swiss Teams (1) 1982
- Master Mixed Teams (1) 1986
- Open Pairs II (1) 2006
- NABC+ Fast Open Pairs (1) 2009
References
edit- ^ "Grand Life Masters" database view. Masterpoint Races – Last Updated February 6, 2015. ACBL. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
- ^ "Bob Etter" database view. NABC Winners – by Name. ACBL. Retrieved 2015-02-08.