Bob Newton (American football)

Robert Lee Newton (born August 16, 1949) is a former American football guard in the NFL from 1971 to 1981.

High School

Bob Newton was voted most improved player his junior year and "most valuable lineman" and All-League defensive tackle his senior year at John Glenn High School.^[1]He was coached by head coach Ray Mooshagian.

College

Newton went to Cerritos junior college, Norwalk Ca., for the first two years of college and then received a scholarship from the University of Nebraska. Newton's first season was 1969 and Nebraska was coming off a bad season. In 1970 Bob was a Consensus All-American football player at the University of Nebraska on their first National Championship team coached by Bob Devaney. Newton was also named one of the top 50 players for the Huskers.^[2]

Coach Tom Osborne recruited Newton out of California and was part of the historic turn around that began in 1969.^[3]Bob was one of the first California recruits ever to attend Nebraska.

Professional career

Played for the Chicago Bears and with NFL Hall of Fame players Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers and Walter Payton. Played for the Seattle Seahawks with teammate Hall of Fame Steve Largent. Newton was on the 1976 Seattle Seahawks expansion team and responsible for getting the franchise off the ground.

1980 Seahawks Lineman of the Year ^[4]

Post Football Career

July 1983 Bob entered Valley General Hospital treatment center, Monroe Wa., for chemical dependency. Newton has worked for the Betty Ford center for many years as a Lead counselor and director.He has also served as lead relapse prevention facilitator for the Center’s Young Adult Track (YAT) at the Betty Ford Center ^[5]

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