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{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Bobby Clatterbuck
|image=Bob Clatterbuck - 1955 Bowman.jpg
|image_size=
|caption=Clatterbuck on a 1955 Bowman football card
|position=[[Quarterback]]<ref>{{cite book | last =Conerly | first =Frank | authorlink = | title =Backseat Quarterback | publisher =University Press of Mississippi | series = | volume = | edition =illustrated, reprint | year =2003 | location = | pages = | language = | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=yh1L7BzV7rMC&dq=Bobby+Clatterbuck&source=gbs_navlinks_s | doi = | id = | isbn =9781604735901 | mr = | zbl = | jfm = }}</ref>
|number=12, 19
|birth_date={{birth date|1932|7|3}}
|birth_place=[[Columbia, Missouri]]
|death_date={{death date and age|2004|11|7|1932|7|3}}
|death_place=[[Hurricane, Utah]]
|draftyear=1954
|draftround=27
|draftpick=316
|undraftedyear=
|college=[[Houston Cougars football|Houston]], [[Angelo State Rams football|Angelo State]]
|teams=
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|1954}}–{{NFL Year|1957}})
* [[Los Angeles Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1960}})
|statlabel1=[[Touchdown|TD]]-[[Interception|INT]]
|statvalue1=8-9
|statlabel2=Yards
|statvalue2=1,032
|statlabel3=[[Passer rating|QB Rating]]
|statvalue3=66.7
|nfl=2522180
}}
'''Robert Dean Clatterbuck''' (July 3, 1932 – November 7, 2004) was a [[National Football League]] and [[American Football League]] [[quarterback]]. He played for the [[New York Giants]] and the [[Los Angeles Chargers]].

== Amateur career ==
Clatterbuck attended [[San Angelo High School]]. He went on to play for the local [[Angelo State University|San Angelo College]]. In 1950, his one year there, Clatterbuck led the Rams to a conference championship<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://archive.gosanangelo.com/news/bobcat-hall-of-fame-qb-was-record-setter-ep-458428131-355047651.html/|title=BOBCAT HALL OF FAME: QB was record setter|last=Martinez|first=Quinton|date=2014-05-12|work=Standard-Times|access-date=2018-06-29|language=en}}</ref> and a victory in the Oleander Bowl.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shrimp%20Bowl.htm|title=Shrimp Bowl|website=www.luckyshow.org|access-date=2018-06-29}}</ref> Afterwards, he played [[college football]] for [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]]<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19541206&id=3XBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7005,132012</ref> for 3 years. He held most of the passing records when he left.<ref name=":0" /> He was a member of the school's first [[Bowl game|bowl]] appearance, winning the [[1952 Salad Bowl]]. While at Houston, Clatterbuck also played [[baseball]] as a [[pitcher]], and participated in the [[1953 College World Series]] for the Cougars.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/BaseballMediaAlmanac14.pdf |title= Houston Cougars baseball Media Guide |publisher= [[Houston Cougars baseball]] |accessdate= February 26, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, he was posthumously inducted into his high school athletic hall of fame.<ref name=":0" />

== Professional career ==
After college, Clatterbuck was [[1954 NFL Draft|drafted]] into the [[National Football League|NFL]] by the New York Giants. He beat out two All-Americans for the job to back up [[All-Pro]] quarterback [[Charlie Conerly]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171527398/robert-dean-clatterbuck|title=Robert Dean “Bob” Clatterbuck (1932-2004) - Find...|website=www.findagrave.com|access-date=2018-06-29}}</ref> He rarely saw playing time, starting just 2 games in 4 seasons with the team. He was a member of the [[1956 New York Giants season|1956 championship team]]. In 1960, Clatterbuck joined the [[American Football League|AFL]], playing for the [[Los Angeles Chargers|Chargers]] in their [[1960 Los Angeles Chargers season|inaugural season]]. He started two games in relief of starter [[Jack Kemp]].

Clatterbuck wore [[contact lens]]es while he played. During a game early in his career, the backup was required to enter game, where he realized he had forgotten his contacts and played out the half "throwing blind".<ref name=":1" />

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