Bob Babich (football player)
Encyclopedia
Robert Babich is a former American football
linebacker
who played nine seasons in the National Football League
with the San Diego Chargers
and the Cleveland Browns
. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
in 1994.
Bob Babich played high school football for Campbell (Ohio) Memorial. He was a first-team All-America linebacker for the Miami University Redskins. He graduated in 1969. He was voted the "Most Valuable Player" award twice by his teammates and selected as Miami's "Athlete of the Year" for the 1968-69 academic year. A two-time unanimous all-Mid-American Conference linebacker, he was also voted the "Defensive Player of the Year" in the MAC as he captained the 1968 team. Babich was selected First-Team All-America by the Football Coaches Association, The Sporting News and Time Magazine. He played in the American, North-South and Senior Bowls. A first-round draft choice of the San Diego Chargers. He also participated in the College All-Star Game in Chicago in 1969. After playing three years with San Diego, Babich was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 1975 and played for six seasons.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
who played nine seasons in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
with the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
in 1994.
Bob Babich played high school football for Campbell (Ohio) Memorial. He was a first-team All-America linebacker for the Miami University Redskins. He graduated in 1969. He was voted the "Most Valuable Player" award twice by his teammates and selected as Miami's "Athlete of the Year" for the 1968-69 academic year. A two-time unanimous all-Mid-American Conference linebacker, he was also voted the "Defensive Player of the Year" in the MAC as he captained the 1968 team. Babich was selected First-Team All-America by the Football Coaches Association, The Sporting News and Time Magazine. He played in the American, North-South and Senior Bowls. A first-round draft choice of the San Diego Chargers. He also participated in the College All-Star Game in Chicago in 1969. After playing three years with San Diego, Babich was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 1975 and played for six seasons.