:Bob Masterson
{{Short description|American football player (1915–1994)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Bob Masterson
| image = Masterson-Bob-1942.jpg
| caption = Masterson in 1942
| number = 28, 55
| position = End
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|7|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = North Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|6|29|1915|7|23|mf=y}}
| death_place = Broward County, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 213
| high_school = Roselle (NJ)
| college = Miami (FL)
| draftyear = 1938
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 50
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1938|1943}})
- Brooklyn Tigers ({{NFL Year|1944}})
- Boston Yanks ({{NFL Year|1945}})
- New York Yankees (1946)
| highlights =
- NFL champion (1942)
- Pro Bowl (1942)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 136
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,816
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 13
| pfr = MastBo21
}}
Robert Patrick Masterson (July 23, 1915 – June 29, 1994) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL). He played six seasons for the Washington Redskins (1938–1943). He played college football at the University of Miami and was selected in the sixth round of the 1938 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.{{Cite web |title=1938 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1938/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Masterson was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1969.
NFL career statistics
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! colspan="2"| Legend |
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| Won the NFL Championship |
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| Career high |
= Regular season =
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rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
1938 | WAS
| 11 || 1 || 10 || 213 || 21.3 || 1 | |||||
1939 | WAS
| 10 || 3 || 10 || 114 || 11.4 || 1 | |||||
1940 | WAS
| 11 || 1 || 18 || 283 || 15.7 || 4 | |||||
1941 | WAS
| 11 || 9 || 11 || 135 || 12.3 || 1 | |||||
1942 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| WAS
| 11 || 11 || 22 || 308 || 14.0 || 2 | |||||
1943 | WAS
| 10 || 8 || 16 || 200 || 12.5 || 3 | |||||
1944 | BKN
| 10 || 9 || 24 || 258 || 10.8 || 1 | |||||
1945 | BOS
| 10 || 5 || 15 || 186 || 12.4 || 0 | |||||
colspan="2"| | 84 | 47 | 126 | 1,697 | 13.5 | 13 |
= Playoffs =
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rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
1940 | WAS
| 1 || 1 || 3 || 33 || 11.0 || 0 | |||||
1942 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| WAS
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 8 || 8.0 || 0 | |||||
1943 | WAS
| 2 || 2 || 6 || 86 || 14.3 || 0 | |||||
colspan="2"| | 4 | 4 | 10 | 127 | 12.7 | 0 |
References
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{{1942 Washington Redskins}}
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Category:American football ends
Category:Brooklyn Tigers players
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players
Category:New York Yankees (AAFC) players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:People from Branchburg, New Jersey
Category:People from Roselle, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from Somerset County, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from Union County, New Jersey
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