Bobby Garrett

Robert Driscoll "Bobby" Garrett (August 16, 1932 – 5 December 1987) was an American football quarterback who played one season in the National Football League.

Bobby Garrett

No. 15
Garrett on a 1954 Bowman football card
Born:	(1932-08-16)August 16, 1932 Los Angeles, California
Died:	December 5, 1987(1987-12-05) (aged 55)[1] Westminster, California
Career information
Position(s)	Quarterback
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg)
College	Stanford
NFL draft	1954 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Drafted by	Cleveland Browns
Career history
As player
1954	Green Bay Packers
Awards	1953 W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy Pop Warner Trophy (1953) 1954 Hula Bowl MVP
Career stats
Passing yards	143
Pass attempts	30
Pass Completions	15
TD–INT	0–1

Born in Los Angeles, California, Garrett was an All-American quarterback at Stanford University, where he also starred as a defensive back. In 1953, he became the third person to receive the W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. After he was named most valuable player of the Hula Bowl, he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns as the first overall selection in the 1954 NFL Draft. The Browns had needed someone to take over for the veteran Otto Graham, but they soon discovered that Garrett had a liability as a quarterback: he stuttered, which made calling plays difficult.[2]

Garrett never played a game for the Browns, who traded him along with halfback Don Miller and linemen Johnny Bauer and Chet Gierula to the Green Bay Packers for quarterback Babe Parilli and offensive tackle Bob Fleck. The Packers wanted a backup for veteran Tobin Rote, but did not learn of Garrett's stutter before making the trade. Garrett played just nine games in the NFL.[3]