BOB CIFERSCifers, Robert GaleHeight: 5-11 Weight: 201 Born: September 5, 1920 Kingsport, TN Died: July 1, 2001 Nashville, TN High School: Dobyns-Bennett (KIngsport, TN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Tennessee | Freshmen Team |
| 1941 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 1942 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (14th overall) 1944 Detroit Lions |
| Military Service: United States Army Air Forces |
| Relatives: Brother of Ed Cifers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 84 | BB-S | 10 | 2 |
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 45 | WB-RDH | 12 | 4 |
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 45 | WB-P | 12 | 12 |
| 1949 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1949 GB NFL | 16 | LDH-ROH-RDH | 9 | 4 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 43 | 22 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/19/1944 | 1944 Detroit Lions (NFL)1944 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | |
| Released | 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL | |
| Signed | 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1949 | 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1949 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1949 GB NFL | |
| Released | 11/26/1949 | 1949 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1949 GB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 87 | 356 | 4.1 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 112 | 361 | 3.2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1949 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1949 GB NFL | 23 | 52 | 2.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 230 | 787 | 3.4 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 3 | 24 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | |||
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 28 | 9.3 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96.5 | |
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 7 | 52 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 70t | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1949 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1949 GB NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 296 | 24.7 | 70t | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 30 | 1369 | 45.6 | 73 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 68 | 2796 | 41.1 | 74 | 2 | 330 | ||||||
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 62 | 2454 | 39.6 | 66 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1949 GB NFL | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 161 | 6668 | 41.4 | 74 | 2 | 330 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 9 | 245 | 27.2 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 275 | 25.0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1947 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1948 PIT NFL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |
| 1949 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1949 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
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