Bobby Duhon

{{Short description|American football player (born 1946)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bobby Duhon

| image =

| number = 28

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|9|24}}

| birth_place = Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 195

| high_school = Abbeville

| college = Tulane

| draftyear = 1968

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 70

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1968|1972}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 44

| statlabel2 = Rushing yards

| statvalue2 = 840

| statlabel3 = Rushing TDs

| statvalue3 = 4

| pfr = DuhoBo00

}}

Robert Joseph Duhon Jr. (born September 24, 1946) is an American former professional football player who played running back for four seasons for the New York Giants.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DuhoBo00.htm Bobby Duhon]. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2012. Duhon played college football as a left-handed quarterback,{{cite news|last=Kurland|first=Bob|title=Giants Get Tackle, Jets Tap Fullback|date=January 31, 1968|work=The Record|location=Hackensack, New Jersey|page=D—1}} and college baseball at Tulane University.[http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120404aab.html Where Are They Now — Bobby Duhon] Initially, seeing no opportunity for him to compete with star signing Fran Tarkenton,{{cite news|last=Daley|first=Arthur|title=Flamboyant "Golden Arm" Hits the Giants Today|work=The Morning Call|location=Allentown, Pennsylvania|date=September 29, 1968|page=C-8}} the Giants wanted to convert the mobile Duhon to a safety, but ultimately decided to convert him to running back.