Bob Lacey (American football)

Robert Reavil Lacey was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver one season with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected by the Vikings in the sixth round of the 1964 NFL draft and the New York Jets in the 11th round of the 1964 AFL draft. He was also a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the Continental Football League (COFL).

Early life

Robert Reavil Lacey was born on March 30, 1942, in Port Chester, New York. He attended Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling, New York. ==College career==

College career

Lacey was a member of the North Carolina Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1960 to 1963 and a three-year letterman from 1961 to 1963. His receiving yards and receiving touchdowns led the ACC that season. He also led the ACC in receptions that year. ==Professional career==

Professional career

In December 1963, Lacey was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round, with the 75th overall pick, of the 1964 NFL draft, and by the New York Jets in the 11th round, with the 83rd overall pick, of the 1964 AFL draft. He signed with the Vikings on December 28, 1963. Lacey played in ten games for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the Continental Football League in 1966, totaling 14 receptions for 185 yards and one touchdown. ==Personal life==

Personal life

Lacey died on February 15, 1997, in Tampa, Florida. ==References==

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