Bob Newton (American football)
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Pomona, California, U.S.
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| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 16, 1949[1] Pomona, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | John Glenn (Norwalk, California) |
| College | |
| NFL draft | 1971: 3rd round, 71st overall pick |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Robert Lee Newton (born August 16, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) from 1971 to 1981.
Newton was voted most improved player his junior year and "most valuable lineman" and All-League defensive tackle his senior year at John Glenn High School.[2] He then played for two seasons (1967–68) at Cerritos College and won named 2nd Team All-Conference and earned the team's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman.
College career
At Nebraska
Coach Bob Devaney labeled Newton as a lineman “who definitely should be considered as an All-American” and Bob delivered in 1970. Newton stepped in as a transfer star in 1969 and earned consensus All-America and unanimous All-Big Eight honors in 1970. Set Big Eight record by being nominated four times for Lineman-of-the-Week laurels.
In his junior year, Newton paved the way for sophomore Jeff Kinney to explode onto the scene. Kinney rushed for a team-high 619 yards and 10 touchdowns. On the year the Huskers rushed for 2,312 yards and 22 touchdowns.
Newton’s senior year he started on an offensive line that guided the Huskers to their first national championship. In the title game, the Huskers rushed for 132 yards and had 293 yards of total offense. On the season, Nebraska rushed for 3,012 yards which was 700 more yards than the previous year. The Husker line paved the way for four 300-yard rushers and two rushers that went over 600 yards on the year (Kinney – 699 yards and Joe Orduna – 915 yards). The Huskers were second in the conference in total yards with 421.3 yards per game, only 1.6 yards per game behind leader Colorado.
· 1971 Senior Bowl, Coaches All American game, 1971 College All Star Game
· 1970 First-Team All-American (AP, Coaches-Kodak, FWAA-Look, Football News, Central Press Captains)
· 1970 Second-Team All-American (NEA, UPI)
· 1970 First-Team All-Big 8 (AP, UPI)
· 1970 Nebraska Lineman-of-the-Week (Wake Forest, Minnesota, Kansas, Oklahoma State)