Bob Celeri
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Robert Lavern Celeri is a former quarterback
in the National Football League
. He played 11 games for the New York Yanks
in 1951 and 8 games for the Dallas Texans
in 1952.
Celeri quarterbacked the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
a minor pro team in the Ontario Rugby Football Union
in Ontario
, Canada
from 1953 till the league folded in 1960 and he was MVP of the ORFU in 1954 and 1955. He then went to Buffalo with his coach Harvey Johnson.
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He played 11 games for the New York Yanks
New York Yanks
The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City...
in 1951 and 8 games for the Dallas Texans
Dallas Texans (NFL)
The Dallas Texans played in the National Football League for one season, 1952, with a record of 1–11.-History:After the 1951 NFL season, the financially troubled New York Yanks franchise were put on the market. Ted Collins had founded that franchise in 1944 as the Boston Yanks, moved it to New...
in 1952.
Celeri quarterbacked the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen could mean the following:* Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen , a member of the Ontario Rugby Football Union* Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen , a senior ice hockey team that represented Canada in the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics* Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, an Intercounty...
a minor pro team in the Ontario Rugby Football Union
Ontario Rugby Football Union
The Ontario Rugby Football Union or ORFU was an early amateur Canadian football league with teams in the Canadian province of Ontario. The ORFU was founded in 1883 and in 1903 became the first major competition to adopt the Burnside Rules, from which the modern Canadian football code would...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
from 1953 till the league folded in 1960 and he was MVP of the ORFU in 1954 and 1955. He then went to Buffalo with his coach Harvey Johnson.