finalyear debutyear statvalue article_title finalteam draftround birth_date statseason draftyear heightin heightft college statlabel debutteam name birth_place nfl weight position currentnumber draftpick
1972 1967 20 bob pickens
 edmonton eskimos 3 2 february 1943 1969 1966 4 6 wisconsin , nebraska games played chicago bears bob pickens chicago , illinois pic664464 258 offensive tackle 70 44
bob pickens

bob pickens -lrb- born february 2 , 1943 -rrb- is a former player in the national football league .
he was drafted in the third round of the 1966 nfl draft by the chicago bears and later played three seasons with the team .
pickens was also an olympic wrestler , competing in tokyo , japan in the heavyweight division at the 1964 summer olympics .
he was an ncaa national runner-up during his career at the university of nebraska , transferring there after originally attending wisconsin .
after his pro football career , bob pickens became a referee , officiating in the big ten conference and a number of major postseason games including the rose bowl .
he served on the chicago park district board for several years .
