Bob Kula
{{Short description|American football player (born 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Bob Kula
| image =
| position = Offensive lineman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|8|24}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 270
| high_school = Bloomfield (MI) Brother Rice
| college = Michigan State Spartans (1986–1989)
| draftyear = 1990
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 175
| pastteams =
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1990}})*
- Montreal Machine (1991)
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1991}})*
- Montreal Machine (1992)
| status =
| highlights =
- Consensus All-American (1989)
- Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year (1989)
- First-team All-Big Ten (1989)
- Second-team All-Big Ten (1988)
}}
Robert Martin Kula (born August 24, 1967) is an American former college football offensive lineman who played for the Michigan State Spartans. He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 1990 NFL draft. He played with the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football (WLAF).
Early life
Robert Martin Kula was born on August 24, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/k/kula00130.html | title=Bob Kula | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=26 December 2024}} He attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan.{{cite web | url=http://ricewarriors.com/college-players/ | title=COLLEGE PLAYERS | accessdate=23 August 2014}}{{cite news | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/08/19/perles-fills-vacancies-in-michigan-st-lineup/ | title=Perles Fills Vacancies In Michigan St. Lineup | work=Chicago Tribune | date=August 19, 1989 | access-date=23 August 2014 | author=Markus, Robert}}
College career
Kula was a four-year letterman for the Michigan State Spartans of Michigan State University from 1986 to 1989.
He was a consensus All-American{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bob-kula-1.html | title=Bob Kula | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=sports-reference.com | accessdate=23 August 2014}}{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|accessdate=August 16, 2014|page=6|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf|url-status=dead}} and the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1989 as an offensive tackle. He earned Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors in 1988,{{cite news|title=AP All-Big Ten|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 30, 1988|page=5D|url=https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3745908/ap_all_big_ten/}}{{cite news|title=Michigan puts seven on all-Big Ten|newspaper=The Bryan Times|date=November 23, 1988|page=21|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19881123&id=vHlPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jlEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6388,5089044}} and AP and UPI first-team All-Big Ten honors in 1989.{{cite news|title=Indiana's Thompson heads All-Big Ten team|newspaper=The Daily Reporter (AP story)|date=November 30, 1989|page=5|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1926&dat=19891129&id=l2UrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_tkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1360,7396547&hl=en}}{{cite news|title=UPI All-Big Ten team|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 30, 1989|page=6F|url=https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3746151/upi_all_big_ten_team/}}
Professional career
Kula was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round, with the 175th overall pick, of the 1990 NFL draft. He signed with the Seahawks in 1990 but was waived later that year on August 28, 1990.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/k/kula00130.html | title=Bob Kula NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=26 December 2024}}
He played in all ten games, starting nine, for the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1991. The Machine finished the season with a 4–6 record.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991wlafmtl.html | title=1991 Montreal Machine (WLAF) | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=26 December 2024}} He was listed as an offensive guard in 1991.
Kula signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on June 18, 1991.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/19/sports/transactions-923791.html | title=TRANSACTIONS | work=The New York Times | date=June 19, 1991 | accessdate=26 December 2024}} He was waived on August 12, 1991.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/13/sports/transactions-119991.html | title=Transactions | work=The New York Times | date=August 13, 1991 | accessdate=26 December 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://prosportstransactions.com/football/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=Bob+Kula&Team=&BeginDate=&EndDate=&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search | title=Search Results | publisher=prosportstransactions.com | accessdate=26 December 2024}}
He returned to the Machine in 1992 and was listed as a center.
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=kulabob001 Stats Crew profile]
{{1989 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Seahawks1990DraftPicks}}
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Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Michigan State Spartans football players
Category:Montreal Machine players
Category:All-American college football players
Category:Players of American football from Oakland County, Michigan
Category:Brother Rice High School (Michigan) alumni
Category:Players of American football from Detroit
Category:American football offensive guards