Bears Spotlight Series: Bobby Joe Green
This pick may be a little more obscure but he earned his spot regardless. Bobby Joe Green was a punter and running back in the NFL playing of course, for the Bears. He played fourteen seasons during the 1960s and '70s for the Steelers and Bears.He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville where he was a punter. He is inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a Gator Great. In 1959 he kicked fifty-four punts for an average of 44.9 ypp. He was selected in the ninth round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the 49'ers but was traded to the Steelers. He played for them until 1962 when he was traded to the Bears where he finished out his career. He was a member of the 1963 NFL Championship team and was selected to the Pro-Bowl in 1970. He completed 187 games, kicking 970 punts for 41,317 yards, and went 6 for ten on passing attempts for 103 yards. Bobby went to work for the Gators before passing of a heart attack at 57 in 1993.
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