Orson Mobley
{{short description|American sportsperson and gridiron football player}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL player
|name = Orson Mobley
|image = Orson Mobley.jpg
|caption = Mobley in Palm Coast Florida
|number = 89
|position = Tight end
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|03|4}}
|birth_place = Brooksville, Florida, U.S.
|height_ft = 6
|height_in = 5
|weight_lb = 256
|high_school = Miami Palmetto
(Pinecrest, Florida)
|college = Salem
Florida St.
|draftyear = 1986
|draftround = 6
|draftpick = 151
|pastteams =
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1986|1990}})
- Indianapolis Colts (1990){{cite web |title=Orson Mobley |url=https://profootballarchives.com/transactions/m/mobl00200.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=21 July 2024}}
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1992}})*
|statlabel1 = Receptions
|statvalue1 = 84
|statlabel2 = Receiving yards
|statvalue2 = 1,019
|statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
|statvalue3 = 4
|pfr = MoblOr00
}}
Orson Odell Mobley (born March 4, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for five seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL draft. Mobley played in three Super Bowls (XXI, XXII, XXIV), and started in two of them.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportspool.com/football/super_bowl/Superbowl_XXIV_roster.php|title=NFL Football Super Bowl XXIV (24) Rosters|first=Chris|last=Carreck|website=www.sportspool.com|access-date=October 20, 2017}} He ran into problems with the league late in his career and was suspended for substance abuse violations.{{Cn|date=October 2023}}
College career
Mobley signed with Florida State University out of high school, then transferred from Florida State where he played football and baseball to Salem where he played both tight end and punter for Terry Bowden and starred along with future Florida State Head Coach Jimbo Fisher. Mobley won All-West Virginia Conference honors at Salem.{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19821101&id=t-cLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JVkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6726,252979 | title=Truth is. . .Time Counted for Orson Mobley's Saga | publisher=The Evening Independent | date=November 1, 1982 | access-date=December 26, 2013 | author=Chick, Bob}}
Professional career
Mobley was picked 151st overall pick in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He caught a career high 22 passes and averaged 15.1 yards per reception as a rookie. Mobley's blocking paved the way for Bobby Humphrey to run for consecutive 1,000 yard seasons.
Mobley was named Bronco's Player of the Game after having 6 receptions for 55 yards vs. the Browns on November 13, 1988. He played in three Super Bowls.{{cite web | url=http://www.nfl.com/photos/09000d5d80281bcd/09000d5d8028186c | title=Super Bowl XXI | publisher=NFL | date=January 25, 1987 | access-date=December 25, 2013 | pages=15}}
=Receiving record=
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Year | No. | Yards | Avg. | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22 | 332 | 15.1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 16 | 228 | 14.3 | 1 |
| 1988 | 21 | 218 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 1989 | 17 | 200 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 |
| Totals | 84 | 1,019 | 12.1 | 4 |
Personal life
Mobley currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
Media references
On the show Night After Night with Allan Havey, Orson Mobley was portrayed as the owner of a dodgy fictional New Jersey hotel, the Mobley Hotel. The dilapidated hotel was where guests of the show were put up.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSjYt5C8suc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/tSjYt5C8suc |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Night After Night: Mobley Hotel|last=Dennis Taylor|date=October 1, 2010|publisher=|access-date=October 20, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://orsonmobley.com}}
- [http://nolefan.org/football/mobley_orson.html Nole Fan Archives]
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Category:People from Brooksville, Florida
Category:Sportspeople from Hernando County, Florida
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Denver Broncos players
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players