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{{Short description|American football player (born 1956)}} |
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{{similar names|Greg Roberts (disambiguation)}} |
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{{Infobox NFL biography |
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|College=[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] |
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| number = 61 |
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|Position=[[Offensive guard]] |
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| position = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]] |
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|DraftedYear=1979 |
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|DraftedRound=2/ Pick 33 |
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| birth_place = [[Nacogdoches, Texas]], U.S. |
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|ProBowls= |
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| height_ft = 6 |
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| height_in = 3 |
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|years=1979-1982<BR>1984 |
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| weight_lb = 260 |
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|teams=[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]<BR> [[Memphis Showboats]] [[United States Football League|(USFL)]] |
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| high_school = [[Nacogdoches High School|Nacogdoches]] |
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|DatabaseFootball=ROBERGRE01}} |
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| college = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] |
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| draftyear = 1979 |
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| draftround = 2 |
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| draftpick = 33 |
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* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|1979|1982}}) |
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* [[Memphis Showboats]] ([[1984 USFL season|1984]]) |
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| highlights = |
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* [[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team|PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[Pro Football Writers of America NFL All-Rookie Team#1979|1979]]) |
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* [[UPI Lineman of the Year (College)|UPI Lineman of the Year]] (1978) |
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* [[Unanimous All-American]] ([[1978 College Football All-America Team|1978]]) |
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* Third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1977 College Football All-America Team|1977]]) |
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* 2× First-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1977 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1977]], [[1978 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1978]]) |
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| statlabel1 = Games played |
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| statvalue1 = 45 |
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| statlabel2 = Games started |
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| statvalue2 = 42 |
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| statlabel3 = [[Fumble]] recoveries |
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| statvalue3 = 3 |
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| pfr = RobeGr20 |
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'''Gregory |
'''Gregory Lafayette Roberts''' (born November 29, 1956) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] for five seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and [[United States Football League]] (USFL) during the late 1970s and 1980s. He played college football for the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]], earning [[unanimous All-American]] honors in 1978. Roberts was selected in the second round of the [[1979 NFL draft]], and played professionally for the NFL's [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and USFL's [[Memphis Showboats]]. |
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He attended the [[University of Oklahoma]], where he played for coach [[Barry Switzer]]'s [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Sooners]] teams from 1975 to 1978. As a senior in 1978, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and won the [[Outland Trophy]] as the best interior lineman in the country. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.bucpower.com/greg-roberts.html Bucpower.com bio] |
*[http://www.bucpower.com/greg-roberts.html Bucpower.com bio] |
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{{1978 NCAA Division I College Football Consensus All-Americans}} |
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{{Outland Trophy}} |
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{{succession box | title=[[Outland Trophy|Outland Trophy Winners]] <br> 1978 | before=[[Brad Shearer]] | after=[[Jim Ritcher]] |years=}} |
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{{UPI Lineman of the Year}} |
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{{end box}} |
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{{Buccaneers1979DraftPicks}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Greg}} |
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[[Category:1956 births]] |
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[[Category:American football offensive guards]] |
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[[Category:Memphis Showboats players]] |
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[[Category:Oklahoma Sooners football players]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Nacogdoches, Texas]] |
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[[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]] |
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 29, 1956 Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Nacogdoches | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 2 / pick: 33 | ||||||||
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Gregory Lafayette Roberts (born November 29, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL) during the late 1970s and 1980s. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1978. Roberts was selected in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and USFL's Memphis Showboats.
Roberts was born in Nacogdoches, Texas.
He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played for coach Barry Switzer's Sooners teams from 1975 to 1978. As a senior in 1978, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American and won the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in the country.
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