BOB LURTSEMALurtsema, Robert RossHeight: 6-6 Weight: 251 Born: March 29, 1942 Grand Rapids, MI High School: Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids, MI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Grand Rapids CC | |
| 1962 | Michigan Tech | Lettered |
| 1963 | Western Michigan | |
| 1964 | Western Michigan | |
| 1965 | Western Michigan | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Harrisburg Capitols (ACFL)1966 HARR ACFL | 88 | DE | ||
| 1967 New York Giants (NFL)1967 NYG NFL | 71 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 New York Giants (NFL)1968 NYG NFL | 71 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 New York Giants (NFL)1969 NYG NFL | 71 | RDT-LDE | 13 | 10 |
| 1970 New York Giants (NFL)1970 NYG NFL | 71 | LDE | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 New York Giants (NFL)1971 NYG NFL | 71 | LDE | 7 | 5 |
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 75 | LDE | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 75 | LDT | 14 | 2 |
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 75 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 |
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 75 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1976 MIN NFL | 75 | DE | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1976 SEA NFL | 70 | RDE | 13 | 13 |
| 1976 Year (NFL)1976 Year NFL | 14 | 13 | ||
| 1977 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1977 SEA NFL | 70 | RDT-RDE | 14 | 12 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 144 | 84 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1966 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1966 BAL NFL | |
| Taxi Squad | 1966 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1966 BAL NFL | |
| Allocated | 1966 Harrisburg Capitols (ACFL)1966 HARR ACFL | |
| Signed | 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL | |
| Released | 8/20/1967 | 1967 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1967 BAL NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 8/22/1967 | 1967 New York Giants (NFL)1967 NYG NFL |
| Released | 11/10/1971 | 1971 New York Giants (NFL)1971 NYG NFL |
| Taxi Squad | 11/15/1971 | 1971 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1971 MIN NFL |
| Activated | 12/18/1971 | 1971 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1971 MIN NFL |
| Released | 1976 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1976 MIN NFL | |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/14/1976 | 1976 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1976 SEA NFL |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1978 | 1977 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1977 SEA NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New York Giants (NFL)1968 NYG NFL | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New York Giants (NFL)1967 NYG NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 New York Giants (NFL)1968 NYG NFL | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 New York Giants (NFL)1970 NYG NFL | 4.0 | |
| 1972 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1972 MIN NFL | 2.0 | |
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 4.0 | |
| 1974 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1974 MIN NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 4.0 | |
| 1976 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1976 SEA NFL | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 1976 Year (NFL)1976 Year NFL | 2.0 | |
| 1977 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1977 SEA NFL | 2.0 | 19.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 New York Giants (NFL)1967 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 New York Giants (NFL)1968 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 New York Giants (NFL)1970 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1973 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1975 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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