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Robert Blackmon
#25 | Safety | Indianapolis Colts | Roster

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Profile

Height: 6-0
Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: May 12, 1967, Bay City, TX
College: Baylor
Drafted: Selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round (34th pick overall) of the 1990 NFL draft.
Acquired: Signed with the Indianapolis Colts on June 3, 1997.

College
Football News first-team All-American in 1989 ... Three-time first-team All-SWC choice and four-year letterman ... Had 80 tackles and eight INT in 1989 ... Tied for sixth in the country in INTs ... INT four passes and returned two for TDs in a 50-7 win against Texas as a senior ... Ranks second in SWC history in both INT and TD totals ... Finished his career with 227 tackles, 17 most in SWC history and 14 INTs.

Personal
Played DB and QB at Van Vieck HS in Texas ... Also lettered in basketball and track ... First-team all-state choice at DB and a second-team choice at QB by the Texas State Sportswriters ... Threw six TD passes in a state playoff game loss ... State 110-meter high hurdles champion ... Robert and his wife, Gayle have a daughter, Krysten Nicole.


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