Bobby Ply
American football player (1940–2022)
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Robert Vernon Ply (August 13, 1940 – May 18, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for six seasons in the American Football League (AFL) for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, and Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Baylor Bears.
Mission, Texas, U.S.
Raytown, Missouri, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||
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| Born | August 13, 1940 Mission, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | May 18, 2022 (aged 81) Raytown, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Mission | ||||||
| College | Baylor | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1962: 16th round, 216th overall pick | ||||||
| AFL draft | 1962: 5th round, 37th overall pick | ||||||
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On December 2, 1961, Ply was selected by the New York Titans in the fifth round, with the 37th overall pick, of the 1962 AFL draft.[1] On December 25, 1961, he was traded to the Texans for Ted Greene and Sid Fournet.[2]
He was married to Peggy Ply, a dancer for the Kansas City Ballet and they had one daughter and many Shih Tzus. He died at the age of 81 on May 18, 2022, in Raytown, Missouri.[3]
