BOB PARSONSParsons, Robert HerberHeight: 6-5 Weight: 232 Born: June 29, 1950 Bethlehem, PA Died: July 8, 2022 Lake Zurich, IL High School: Pen Argyl (PA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Penn State | |
| 1969 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1970 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1971 | Penn State | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (117th overall) 1972 Chicago Bears |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 86 | TE | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 81 | TE-P | 14 | 1 |
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 86 | P-TE | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 Chicago Bears (NFL)1975 CHIB NFL | 86 | TE-P | 14 | 10 |
| 1976 Chicago Bears (NFL)1976 CHIB NFL | 86 | P-TE | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 Chicago Bears (NFL)1977 CHIB NFL | 86 | P-TE | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 Chicago Bears (NFL)1978 CHIB NFL | 86 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 Chicago Bears (NFL)1979 CHIB NFL | 86 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 86 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | 86 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL | 86 | P-TE | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | 86 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1984 BIR USFL | 87 | P | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1985 BIR USFL | 87 | P | 0 | |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 170 | 11 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 2/1/1972 | 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | |
| Released | 12/6/1983 | 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL |
| Negotiation Rights Traded | 3/13/1984 | 1984 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1984 BIR USFL |
| Signed | 4/13/1984 | 1984 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1984 BIR USFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 8/7/1986 | 1985 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1985 BIR USFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1975 Chicago Bears (NFL)1975 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Chicago Bears (NFL)1976 CHIB NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Chicago Bears (NFL)1978 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1975 Chicago Bears (NFL)1975 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1976 Chicago Bears (NFL)1976 CHIB NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| 1977 Chicago Bears (NFL)1977 CHIB NFL | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| 1978 Chicago Bears (NFL)1978 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1979 Chicago Bears (NFL)1979 CHIB NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 22 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89.6 | |
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 6 | 131 | 10.1 | 18.7 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88.9 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 Chicago Bears (NFL)1975 CHIB NFL | 13 | 184 | 14.2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 Chicago Bears (NFL)1976 CHIB NFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 231 | 12.2 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 33 | 0 | |||||||
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 90 | 3408 | 37.9 | 59 | 1 | |||||||
| 1975 Chicago Bears (NFL)1975 CHIB NFL | 93 | 3625 | 39.0 | 60 | 0 | |||||||
| 1976 Chicago Bears (NFL)1976 CHIB NFL | 99 | 3726 | 37.6 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 346 | 3220 | 32.2 | ||
| 1977 Chicago Bears (NFL)1977 CHIB NFL | 80 | 3232 | 40.4 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 216 | 2876 | 35.1 | ||
| 1978 Chicago Bears (NFL)1978 CHIB NFL | 96 | 3549 | 37.0 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 295 | 3094 | 32.2 | ||
| 1979 Chicago Bears (NFL)1979 CHIB NFL | 92 | 3486 | 37.9 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 404 | 2962 | 31.8 | ||
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 79 | 3207 | 40.6 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 415 | 2592 | 32.8 | ||
| 1981 Chicago Bears (NFL)1981 CHIB NFL | 114 | 4531 | 39.7 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 594 | 3797 | 33.3 | ||
| 1982 Chicago Bears (NFL)1982 CHIB NFL | 58 | 2394 | 41.3 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 314 | 2020 | 34.8 | ||
| 1983 Chicago Bears (NFL)1983 CHIB NFL | 79 | 2916 | 36.9 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 261 | 2555 | 32.3 | ||
| 1984 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1984 BIR USFL | 42 | 1625 | 38.7 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |||||
| 1985 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1985 BIR USFL | 67 | 2626 | 39.2 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 329 | 2197 | 32.8 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 884 | 34180 | 38.7 | 81 | 5 | 54 | 159 | 2845 | 23116 | 33.0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Chicago Bears (NFL)1972 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | |
| 1974 Chicago Bears (NFL)1974 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 Chicago Bears (NFL)1975 CHIB NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -34 | 0 | |
| 1976 Chicago Bears (NFL)1976 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Chicago Bears (NFL)1978 CHIB NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 0 | |
| 1980 Chicago Bears (NFL)1980 CHIB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | |
| 1984 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1984 BIR USFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -71 | 0 |
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