Bob Lee (quarterback), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American football player
Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1946
Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Bob Lee (quarterback)
- Robert Melville Lee (born August 7, 1946) is a former professional American football player.
- He graduated from Lowell High School (San Francisco) in 1963.
- Nicknamed "General" Bob Lee during a brief period of success with the Atlanta Falcons, Lee was selected in the 17th round by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1968 NFL Draft.
- A quarterback and punter from the University of the Pacific, Lee played in 14 NFL seasons from 1967–1981 for 3 teams.
- As a member of the Vikings, he saw action as a punter in Super Bowl IV and he threw a touchdown pass in Super Bowl XI.
- With starting quarterback Fran Tarkenton's late season injury in the 1977 season, Lee started and led the Vikings to a 14–7 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round of the Playoffs.
- The game was infamous due to the muddy conditions.
- Lee started the NFC Championship the next week as well against the Dallas Cowboys, but the Vikings lost 23–6.
- He was also a backup in Super Bowl XIV as a member of the Los Angeles Rams.
- During his stint with the Falcons, he led Atlanta to a 20–14 victory over the 9–0 Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football on November 19, 1973.
- 1973 was Lee's most successful season in the NFL.
- He replaced Dick Shiner as the Falcons quarterback in Week 5 and led the Falcons to seven consecutive wins, including the win over the Vikings, on their way to a 9–5 record, the Falcons' best season in their history at that point.
- Lee started 10 games and passed for 1,786 yards with 10 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.
- His son, Zac Lee, was the starting quarterback for the University of Nebraska for most of the 2009 season.
- His daughter Jenna Lee is a former anchor for Fox Business Network (which spun off from Fox News Channel), and was an anchor on Fox News Channel before her contract expired.
- He is one of ten quarterbacks to post both a perfect quarterback rating and a zero passer rating over the course of their careers, and is the first to have done so in the same season.
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