Bob Lilly
American football player
Also known as: Robert Lewis Lilly
Bob Lilly (born July 26, 1939, Olney, Texas, U.S.) is an American gridiron football player who is considered one of the greatest defensive linemen in National Football League (NFL) history. As the anchor of the Dallas Cowboys’ “Doomsday Defense,” he helped the team win its first Super Bowl title (1972). Lilly was raised in rural Texas and moved with his family to Oregon shortly before his senior year of high school. He was named all-state...