Rob Waldrop
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Rob Waldrop
| number = 98, 95, 92
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 276
| high_school = Horizon {{nowrap|(Phoenix, Arizona)}}
| college = Arizona
| draftyear = 1994
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 156
| pastteams =
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1994}})
- Memphis Mad Dogs ({{CFL Year|1995}})
- Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|1996|1997}})
| highlights =
- 2× Grey Cup champion (1996, 1997)
- 2× CFL All-Star ({{CFL Year|1996}}, {{CFL Year|1997}})
- 2× CFL East All-Star ({{CFL Year|1996}}, {{CFL Year|1997}})
- Outland Trophy (1993)
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy (1993)
- UPI Lineman of the Year (1993)
- Unanimous All-American (1993)
- Consensus All-American (1992)
- Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (1993)
- Morris Trophy (1992)
- 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1992, 1993)
- Arizona Wildcats Jersey No. 92 retired
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 1
| pfr = WaldRo20
| CollegeHOF = 2316
}}
Robert F. Waldrop (born December 1, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats, twice earning consensus All-American honors, including a unanimous selection in 1993. Waldrop played professionally for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, and the Memphis Mad Dogs and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Early life
Waldrop was born in Atlanta, Georgia.National Football League, Historical Players, [http://www.nfl.com/player/robwaldrop/2503494/profile Rob Waldrop]. Retrieved February 11, 2012. He attended Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona,databaseFootball.com, Players, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120326171746/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WALDRROB01 Rob Waldrop]}}. Retrieved February 11, 2012. where he played for the Horizon Huskies high school football team.
College career
While attending the University of Arizona, Waldrop played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 1990 to 1993. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1992 and 1993. He was also the recipient of the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in the country, the Nagurski Award as the best defensive player, and United Press International's Lineman of the Year award. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.{{College Football HoF|id=2316|name=Rob Waldrop|accessdate=February 11, 2012}}
Professional career
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Waldrop in the fifth round of the 1994 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played for the Chiefs in three regular season games in {{NFL Year|1994}}.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WaldRo20.htm Rob Waldrop]. Retrieved February 11, 2012. He played for the CFL's Memphis Mad Dogs in {{CFL Year|1995}}, and for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts in {{CFL Year|1996}} and {{CFL Year|1997}}. He gained his greatest recognition with the Argos, when he was a member of their back-to-back Grey Cup championship teams in 1996 and 1997, and was selected as a CFL All-Star in both years.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1992 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1993 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Outland Trophy}}
{{Bronko Nagurski Trophy}}
{{Pac-12 Player of the Year}}
{{Morris Trophy}}
{{UPI Lineman of the Year}}
{{Chiefs1994DraftPicks}}
{{84th Grey Cup}}
{{85th Grey Cup}}
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Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Players of Canadian football from Atlanta
Category:Arizona Wildcats football players
Category:Canadian football defensive linemen
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:Memphis Mad Dogs players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:All-American college football players
Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Players of American football from Atlanta