Bob Lee (American football)

Bob Lee

Date of birth:	(1946-08-07) August 7, 1946
Place of birth:	Columbus, Ohio
Career information
Position(s):	Quarterback, Punter
College:	Pacific
NFL Draft:	1968 / Round: 17 / Pick 441
Organizations
As player:
1969-1972 1973-1974 1975-1978 1979-1980	Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings Los Angeles Rams
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Robert Melville Lee (born August 7, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio) 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 different 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 QB 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.

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 is now an anchor on Fox News Channel.

He was the first (of two) quarterbacks to post both a perfect quarterback rating and a zero passer rating over the course of their careers, and is the only one to have done so in the same season.