Robert Pratt
Encyclopedia
Robert Pratt is a former American football
guard
in the National Football League
. He graduated from St. Christopher’s School
in 1970 where he garnered All Prep League honors.
where he played for Head Coach Bill Dooley
. He was a three year starter at left tackle and was an All American and All ACC selection. His team won two ACC Championships in 1971 and 1972. The 1972 team achieved the school's first 11-1 season culminating in a Sun Bowl victory against Texas Tech
.
. He started at left guard from 1975 to 1981 playing in 105 consecutive games. He helped his team win three straight AFC East Division Titles (1975–77). He was a key protector of NFL MVP and Pro Bowl quarterback Bert Jones
.
In 1982, Pratt was traded to the Seattle Seahawks
where helped the franchise into the playoffs in 1983 and 1984, the first such appearances in the franchise's history. He started in the AFC title game after the 1983 season. In 1983 he was voted by the organization as the Lineman of the Year.
After a twelve year career, he retired in 1986.
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American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
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 graduated from St. Christopher’s School
St. Christopher's School, Richmond
St. Christopher’s School, founded in 1911, is a college preparatory school for boys located in Richmond, Virginia. A program of coordination with nearby St. Catherine's School allows a broader selection of courses at the Upper School level, taught in coeducational classes on both campuses...
in 1970 where he garnered All Prep League honors.
College career
Robert Pratt earned a scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
where he played for Head Coach Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , and Wake Forest University , compiling a career college football record of...
. He was a three year starter at left tackle and was an All American and All ACC selection. His team won two ACC Championships in 1971 and 1972. The 1972 team achieved the school's first 11-1 season culminating in a Sun Bowl victory against Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University . The team competes, as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
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Professional career
In the 1974 NFL draft, Robert Pratt was selected in the third round by the Baltimore ColtsHistory of the Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....
. He started at left guard from 1975 to 1981 playing in 105 consecutive games. He helped his team win three straight AFC East Division Titles (1975–77). He was a key protector of NFL MVP and Pro Bowl quarterback Bert Jones
Bert Jones
Bertram Hays "Bert" Jones is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the then Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle"...
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In 1982, Pratt was traded to the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
where helped the franchise into the playoffs in 1983 and 1984, the first such appearances in the franchise's history. He started in the AFC title game after the 1983 season. In 1983 he was voted by the organization as the Lineman of the Year.
After a twelve year career, he retired in 1986.
After Football
Robert Pratt lives in Richmond, Virginia. He is the Chairman and CEO of Mid-Atlantic Golf, Inc., the owner of Sycamore Creek Golf Course in Manakin-Sabot, VirginiaManakin-Sabot, Virginia
Manakin-Sabot, consisting of the villages of Manakin and Sabot, is an unincorporated community in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. It is located northwest of Richmond and is part of the Greater Richmond region. The area is home to several country clubs. Justin Verlander, pitcher for the...
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