Bob Middleton (American football)

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1941–2010)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Robert Middleton

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|1|22}}

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|6|25|1941|1|22}}

| death_place = Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1959–1962

| player_team1 = Ohio State

| player_positions = End

| coach_years1 = 1970–1973

| coach_team1 = Ohio Northern

| coach_years2 = 1974–2001

| coach_team2 = Fenton HS (MI)

| overall_record = 15–21 (college)

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| championships =

• National (1961)

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Robert L. Middleton (January 22, 1941 – June 25, 2010){{cite web|url=https://www.fold3.com/record/111596009-robert-l-middleton|title=Robert L Middleton|publisher=Fold3|accessdate=May 15, 2020}} was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio from 1970 to 1973, compiling a record of 15–21.{{cite web|url=https://www.tctimes.com/news/coach-buckeye-bob-middleton-dies-at-age/article_49e9a977-c875-5d15-8caa-36d0fff641d6.html|title=Coach ‘Buckeye Bob’ Middleton dies at age 69|publisher=TCTimes.com|access-date=December 30, 2018}} A college football player at Ohio State University under Woody Hayes, Middleton was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 1963 AFL Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/midd00550.html|title=Bob Middleton|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=December 30, 2018}}