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| {{Short description|American football player (1936–2022)}} | |||
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| name = Robert Donald Newman | ||
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| | class = | | class = 1959 | ||
| | major = | | major = Business | ||
| | birth_date = | | birth_date = 14 October 1936 | ||
| | birth_place = | | birth_place = | ||
| | death_date = | | death_date = 9 November 2022 | ||
| | death_place = | | death_place = ], U.S. | ||
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| * Second-team ] (]) | |||
| ⚫ | * ] (1957) | ||
| * First-team ] (]) | |||
| * 2× Second-team All-PCC (], ]) | |||
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| | pastschools = ] (1957) | | pastschools = ] (1957) | ||
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| '''Robert Donald Newman''' (October 14, 1936-November 9, 2022) was an ] player. He played ] for ] team from 1956 to 1958 and was a 2nd round draft pick by the ] in 1958.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=Bob Newman|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 28, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bob-newman-1.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063144/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bob-newman-1.html|archivedate=November 17, 2015}}</ref> | |||
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| Newman was born and raised in the California Bay area. He was highly recruited coming out of high school and chose to go to ].<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title=Robert Donald Newman |url=https://www.registerguard.com/obituaries/pore0456052 |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=The Register-Guard}}</ref> | |||
| At WSU, Newman played quarterback, defensive back, punter and placekicker. He had school recording setting seasons in 1956 and 1957. In 1956, he ranked second behind ] among NCAA major college players with 1,240 passing yards and led the nation in total offense. .<ref>{{cite web|title=1956 Leaders|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 28, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1956-leaders.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031218/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1956-leaders.html|archivedate=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref name="obit"/> | |||
| ⚫ | In 10 games during the 1957 season, he completed 104 of 188 passes for 1,391 passing yards and 13 touchdowns, and he also compiled 1,444 yards of ]. He again led the NCAA major colleges that year in total offense and passing efficiency and ranked second in passing yards.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bob Newman Tops College Total Offense|newspaper=Herald and News, Klammath Falls, Ore.|date=November 27, 1957 |page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3516197/bob_newman_tops_college_total_offense/|via=]}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1957 Leaders|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 28, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1957-leaders.html}}</ref> He also led the ] in 1957 in pass completions (104), pass completion percentage (55.3%), and passing touchdowns (13).<ref name=SR/> Newman was unanimously selected as a first-team player on the Associated Press' ] and was named to the All-West Coast team by the AP.<ref>{{cite news|title=Northwest Players Control All Coast Grid Selections|newspaper=Herald and News, Klammath Falls, Ore.|date=November 27, 1957|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3516216/northwest_players_control_all_coast/|via=]}} {{Open access}}</ref> That season he also played in the East/West Shrine game. In 1958, he also played baseball for WSU.<ref name="obit"/> | ||
| Newman was drafted by the ] in 1958, but chose to return to Washington State for his final season.<ref name="obit"/> He suffered an injury that season that cut hit playing and prevented him from making the 49ers roster in 1959. In September 1960, he signed with the Oakland Raiders but never played in the NFL.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bob Newman Joins Oakland|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=August 12, 1960|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19600812&id=5tpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4076,3124659&hl=en}}</ref> | |||
| When his football career was over, he went to work for ] where he was employed for more than 30 years. He worked numerous jobs for the company before becoming store manager in Eugene, OR in 1977 where he stayed until his retirement in 1992. He and his wife retired to Creswell, OR.<ref name="obit"/> | |||
| He was inducted into the Washington State Hall of Fame in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Creswell resident Bob Newman honored by WSU|date=September 8, 2011|publisher=KVAL.com|url=http://www.kval.com/sports/129501083.html}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
| {{49ers1958DraftPicks}} | |||
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Bob}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Bob}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 26 December 2024
American football player (1936–2022)
| Washington State Cougars | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | 1959 |
| Major | Business |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | 14 October 1936 |
| Died: | 9 November 2022 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Washington State (1957) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Robert Donald Newman (October 14, 1936-November 9, 2022) was an American football player. He played college football for Washington State Cougars football team from 1956 to 1958 and was a 2nd round draft pick by the San Francisco 49ers in 1958.
Newman was born and raised in the California Bay area. He was highly recruited coming out of high school and chose to go to Washington State.
At WSU, Newman played quarterback, defensive back, punter and placekicker. He had school recording setting seasons in 1956 and 1957. In 1956, he ranked second behind John Brodie among NCAA major college players with 1,240 passing yards and led the nation in total offense. .
In 10 games during the 1957 season, he completed 104 of 188 passes for 1,391 passing yards and 13 touchdowns, and he also compiled 1,444 yards of total offense. He again led the NCAA major colleges that year in total offense and passing efficiency and ranked second in passing yards. He also led the Pacific Coast Conference in 1957 in pass completions (104), pass completion percentage (55.3%), and passing touchdowns (13). Newman was unanimously selected as a first-team player on the Associated Press' 1957 All-Pacific Coast Conference football team and was named to the All-West Coast team by the AP. That season he also played in the East/West Shrine game. In 1958, he also played baseball for WSU.
Newman was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1958, but chose to return to Washington State for his final season. He suffered an injury that season that cut hit playing and prevented him from making the 49ers roster in 1959. In September 1960, he signed with the Oakland Raiders but never played in the NFL.
When his football career was over, he went to work for Sears Roebuck & Company where he was employed for more than 30 years. He worked numerous jobs for the company before becoming store manager in Eugene, OR in 1977 where he stayed until his retirement in 1992. He and his wife retired to Creswell, OR.
He was inducted into the Washington State Hall of Fame in 2011.
See also
- List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders
- List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders
References
- ^ "Bob Newman". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Donald Newman". The Register-Guard. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- "1956 Leaders". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- "Bob Newman Tops College Total Offense". Herald and News, Klammath Falls, Ore. November 27, 1957. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1957 Leaders". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- "Northwest Players Control All Coast Grid Selections". Herald and News, Klammath Falls, Ore. November 27, 1957. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bob Newman Joins Oakland". Spokane Daily Chronicle. August 12, 1960.
- "Creswell resident Bob Newman honored by WSU". KVAL.com. September 8, 2011.
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