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Rocky Bleier
American football player (born 1946)
American football player
Bleier in 2017 | |
| Position: | Running back |
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| Born: | (1946-03-05) March 5, 1946 (age 78) Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| High school: | Xavier (WI) |
| College: | Notre Dame (1965–1967) |
| NFL draft: | 1968 / round: 16 / pick: 417 |
Robert Patrick "Rocky" Bleier (BLY-ər, born March 5, 1946) is an American former professional football player and a veteran of the United States Army.
He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1968 and from 1970 to 1980.[1]
Origin of nickname
Nicknamed "Rocky" as a baby, Bleier said, "As the first born of the family, my dad was proud, as all parents are.
And the guys would come into the bar and say 'Bob, how's that new kid of yours?' And my dad would go, 'Aw, you should see him, guys,
