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| Offensive tackle | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: June 21, 1943 | |
| Place of birth: Los Angeles, California | |
| Career information | |
| College: Southern California | |
| NFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 4 / Pick: 53 (By the Dallas Cowboys) | |
| AFL Draft: 1965 / Round: 3 / Pick: 19 | |
| Debuted in 1965 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]] | |
| Last played in 1973 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]] | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Games played | 122 |
| Games started | 70 |
| Fumble recoveries | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Robert Craig Svihus (born June 21, 1943) is a former American football offensive tackle who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL).
High school career[]
He went to Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California.
College career[]
In college at the University of Southern California, Svihus was a 1964 All-Pac-10 tackle.
Professional career[]
Svihus was also drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1965 NFL Draft, but chose to sign with the Oakland Raiders. Svihus was a starting left offensive tackle for the AFL's Oakland Raiders from 1965 through 1969, missing only 1 game. After the AFL–NFL merger, he continued for the NFL's Raiders in 1970, but was no longer a starter, starting only 1 game out of 13, replaced at left tackle by Art Shell, a Hall-of-Famer. He ended his career as a replacement with the New York Jets between 1971 and 1973.
Author[]
Svihus co-wrote a book with Wayne Hawkins (Oakland Raiders offensive guard) and Dave Dalby (Oakland Raiders center) called Raider: How Offensive can you be? A 25-year history of the Oakland Raiders. The book is published by Peninsula Publishing in Monterey, California. The book was written in 1986-1987.
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