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Bob Berry (American football) Children: Did Bob Berry Have Kids?

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Bob Berry was a former American professional football player who spent twelve seasons as a National Football League (NFL) quarterback.

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Bob Berry was the father of a daughter, Jennifer who was born in 1972 and a son, Michael born in 1993.  He also had two grandchildren. Berry resided in Santa Cruz, California.

Bob Berry died on Wednesday, April 19 2023,  at the age of 81. Berry’s death was announced by Oregon athletics, but no cause was given.

Bob Berry was drafted in the 11th round of the 1964 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and in the 26th round of the 1964 AFL draft by the Denver Broncos, but he played his senior year at UO and signed with the Minnesota Vikings.

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Former Oregon quarterback Bob Berry
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Berry played three seasons for the Vikings before being traded to the Atlanta Falcons in 1968. He started 51 games for the Falcons over five seasons, throwing for 8,489 yards and 57 touchdowns and being named to the Pro Bowl in 1969.

Berry received the University of Oregon’s distinguished alumnus award in 1985. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 and was a member of the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame’s inaugural class in 1992.


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    Dan Carter

    I knew Bob starting in 1954 We became close friends. Bob was tough and could have been a boxer.. People think schools were better then but they were only different. Bob was an outstanding Athlete in every sport.Norm van Brocklin encouraged him to play for the Minnesota Vikings He signed for 20 000 bonus and 20 000 the first year. He got married while in College .to a beautiful girl and lived in Santa Cruz.. He later built a house on the cliff , As life takes a lot of twists and turns so did his..Once he told me If you live long enough you will experience it all good and bad. I met him in the 6th grade while visiting Edwin Markham . I was sitting on a desk and a 8th grade student was showing us around and he told me to get off the dest i got off and shoved him later Bob told me when you did that I knew we would have a lot of fun. One of his friends was Bill Swain from the New York football team If you are still alive Hello. Well there is a lot more but I best keep it to myself

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