Bob Bateman

Bob Bateman
Profile
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born	February 15, 1954; Darien, CT
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
High school	Darien (CT)
College	Vermont (1974); Brown (1975)
NFL draft	1976: 7th round, 187th overall pick
Career history
	Cincinnati Bengals (1976); Montreal Alouettes (1976); New England Patriots (1977);
	* Offseason or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
	UVM Hall of Fame;

Robert Bateman (born February 15, 1954) was an American football player. He played quarterback for the Vermont Catamounts football team.^[1] He "had the dual distinct of being UVM's last quarterback and perhaps the school's best."^[2] He earned several awards "including All-Yankee Conference, All-ECAC, All-New England, and All-America."^[3] He transferred to Brown.^[4]

The Cincinnati Bengals selected him in seventh round of the 1976 NFL draft.^[5] He was a member of the Bengals, the New England Patriots, and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.^[6]

He allegedly once played for UTEP under a pseudonym.^[7]

References

↑ "Vermont Passing Rips UR". Democrat and Chronicle. October 27, 1974.
↑ "Robert Bateman (1986) - University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Vermont Athletics.
↑ "Bateman, Looker, Leggett Named to All-Yankee Conference Squad". Burlington Free Press. November 25, 1974.
↑ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 21, 1975). "Ivy League Football: Coaches Face Quarterback Drought and Brown Strength". The New York Times.
↑ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2026.
↑ "Bob Bateman football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". statscrew.com.
↑ "Flanders Fields | Sports | the Harvard Crimson".

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[1] "Vermont Passing Rips UR". Democrat and Chronicle. October 27, 1974.

[2] "Robert Bateman (1986) - University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Vermont Athletics.

[3] "Bateman, Looker, Leggett Named to All-Yankee Conference Squad". Burlington Free Press. November 25, 1974.

[4] White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 21, 1975). "Ivy League Football: Coaches Face Quarterback Drought and Brown Strength". The New York Times.

[5] "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2026.

[6] "Bob Bateman football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". statscrew.com.

[7] "Flanders Fields | Sports | the Harvard Crimson".

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