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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | July 26, 1939 Olney, Texas, U.S.[1] | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Pendleton (Pendleton, Oregon) | ||||||||
| College: | TCU (1958–1960) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 1 / pick: 13 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 2 / pick: 14 | ||||||||
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Robert Lewis Lilly (born July 26, 1939), nicknamed "Mr. Cowboy", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. Lilly was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Monk, Cody (2004). Legends of the Dallas Cowboys. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-58261-707-7.
Anderson, Dave (1967). Great defensive players of the NFL. Random House. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-394-80197-1.
Smith, Don (1988). NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame All Time Greats. Gallery Books. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-8317-6300-8.
National Football League (1992). Official 1992 National Football League Record & Fact Book. Workman Pub. Co. ISBN 978-1-56305-247-7.
Smith, Ron (1997). NFL Football: The Official Fan's Guide. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-57243-214-7.
Johnson, Rafer (2009). Great Athletes. Salem Press. ISBN 978-1-58765-473-2.