Bobby Joe Conrad

Bobby Joe Conrad (born November 17, 1935) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.

Early life Conrad was born on November 17, 1935, in Clifton, Texas. He attended Clifton High School, where he was an All-State quarterback, while leading the team to back-to-back District Championships in 1952 and 1953. As a senior, he scored 207 points and took Clifton to the state semifinals where they lost to the eventual state champion Ranger High School. In 2006, he was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame. One of his teammates was 1957 Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow, who had 1,465 yards in 295 attempts over the same period. He and Crow would go on to play as teammates in the NFL from 1958–64.

In 1976, he was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2002, he was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. On May 10, he was traded along with safety Dick Nolan to the Chicago Cardinals, in exchange for End Pat Summerall and halfback Lindon Crow.

Chicago / St. Louis Cardinals In 1958 as a rookie, he was a starter at defensive back and had 4 interceptions and one fumble recovered. Three of his interceptions came in a single game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and quarterback Bobby Layne. On special teams, he made 6 out of 17 field goals and returned 19 punts for 129 yards (6.8-yard average).

In 1961, he was moved to flanker pairing him with Sonny Randle, while registering 30 receptions for 499 yards and 2 touchdowns.

In 1963, he led the league with 73 receptions and received All-NFL honors, being named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI), and second-team All-Pro by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). He also had 967 receiving yards (sixth in the league) and 10 touchdowns. In 1965, he had 58 receptions for 909 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He left as the seventh all-time pass receiver in the NFL with 422 receptions (418 with the Cardinals) and had a string of 148 consecutive games played. He was the Cardinals all-time leading receiver at the time he was traded.

Conrad was the Cardinals' all-time leading receiver at the time of his trade and has been named to lists of the team's greatest players.

Dallas Cowboys On September 20, 1969, the Dallas Cowboys put injured wide receiver Bob Hayes on the "move list" and activated Conrad. He played in 8 games, recording 4 receptions for 74 yards.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1959 CRD 12 12 14 142 10.1 25 3 1960 STL 12 4 7 103 14.7 24 0 1961 STL 14 13 30 499 16.6 50 2 1962 STL 14 14 62 954 15.4 72 4 1963 STL 14 14 73 967 13.2 48 10 1964 STL 14 14 61 780 12.8 53 6 1965 STL 14 14 58 909 15.7 71 5 1966 STL 14 14 34 388 11.4 40 2 1967 STL 14 14 47 637 13.6 53 2 1968 STL 14 14 32 449 14.0 80 4 1969 DAL 8 0 4 74 18.5 34 0 Career 156 135 422 5,902 14.0 80 38

Personal life Conrad moved back to Clifton after retiring, and worked for the Federal Land Bank, Farmers Home Administration and/or the Texas Land Bank. He was also a judge in Bosque County for eight years.