Bob Kratch

{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name = Bob Kratch

|number = 61

|position = Guard

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|1|6|mf=y}}

|birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

|height_ft = 6

|height_in = 3

|weight_lb = 288

|high_school = Mahwah
(Mahwah, New Jersey)

|college = Iowa

|draftyear = 1989

|draftround = 3

|draftpick = 64

|pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1989|1993}})
• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1994|1996}})

|highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXV)
• 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1986, 1988)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 105

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 71

| pfr = KratBo20

}}

Robert Kratch (born January 6, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and New England Patriots. He was selected in the third round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football at the University of Iowa for the Hawkeyes.

He lives in New Smyrna Beach, Florida with his wife, Kristi, and three children — Colby, 24, Nate, 22, and Mackenzie, 19. His son, Nate, plays basketball at Santa Clara University. His other son, Colby, was a tight end at Toledo University. He is a substitute teacher at New Smyrna Beach Middle School. He and his family own and operate Mudd Lake Furniture and The Roof In St Bonifacius, Minnesota.{{fact|date=September 2024}}