Bob Etter

Robert Glenn Etter (born August 8, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and World Football League (WFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. He played professionally for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons in 1968 and 1969, and the Memphis Southmen of the WFL in 1974 and 1975.

Etter later became an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master.

Biography

Etter was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

He was a professor of mathematics at California State University, Sacramento for 32 years. He met his wife when she was a student in his class.

Bridge career

Etter is an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master. With nearly 19,000 lifetime masterpoints as of February 2015 he ranks 118th and about 90th among living Grand Masters. In 1981 and 1998 he won high-level tournaments that are sometimes called "national championships" in the U.S.

Wins North American Bridge Championships (2) North American Swiss Teams (1) 1981 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1998

Runners-up North American Bridge Championships (4) North American Men's Swiss Teams (1) 1982 Master Mixed Teams (1) 1986 Open Pairs II (1) 2006 NABC+ Fast Open Pairs (1) 2009