Place of birth Columbus, Ohio Name Bob Lee College Pacific Role American football player | 1969-1972 Minnesota Vikings Children Jenna Lee 1973-1974 Atlanta Falcons Positions Quarterback, Punter | |
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Date of birth (1946-08-07) August 7, 1946 (age 69) NFL draft 1968 / Round: 17 / Pick 441 Education Lowell High School (1963), Pacific University, University of the Pacific Similar People Jenna Lee, Zac Lee, Brian Babin, Leif Babin, Rupert Murdoch | ||
Robert Melville "Bob" Lee (born August 7, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former professional American football player. He graduated from Lowell High School (San Francisco) in 1963. Nicknamed "General" Bob Lee during a brief period of success with the Atlanta Falcons, Lee was selected in the 17th round by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1968 NFL Draft. A quarterback and punter from the University of the Pacific, Lee played in 14 NFL seasons from 1967-1981 for 3 different teams.
As a member of the Vikings, he saw action as a punter in Super Bowl IV and he threw a touchdown pass in Super Bowl XI. With starting QB Fran Tarkenton's late season injury in the 1977 season, Lee started and led the Vikings to a 14-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round of the Playoffs. The game was infamous due to the muddy conditions. Lee started the NFC Championship the next week as well against the Dallas Cowboys, but the Vikings lost 23-6. He was also a backup in Super Bowl XIV as a member of the Los Angeles Rams.
During his stint with the Falcons, he led Atlanta to a 20-14 victory over a 9-0 Viking team on Monday Night Football on November 19, 1973. 1973 was Lee's most successful season in the NFL. He replaced Dick Shiner as the Falcons QB in Week 5 and led the Falcons to seven consecutive wins, including the win over the Vikings, on their way to a 9-5 record, the Falcons' best season in their history at that point. Lee started 10 games and passed for 1,786 yards with 10 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.
His son, Zac Lee, was the starting quarterback for the University of Nebraska for most of the 2009 season. His daughter Jenna Lee is a former anchor for Fox Business Network (which spun off from Fox News Channel), and is now an anchor on Fox News Channel.
He is one of ten quarterbacks to post both a perfect quarterback rating and a zero passer rating over the course of their careers, and is the first to have done so in the same season.