Joe Robb
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Alvis Joe Robb was an American football
American football
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 defensive lineman in the National Football League
National Football League
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 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
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, St. Louis Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
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, and the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
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. He played college football
College football
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 at Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University
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 and was drafted
NFL Draft
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 in the fourteenth round of the 1959 NFL Draft
1959 NFL Draft
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 by the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
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.

He went to one Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
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 during his 13-year career.
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