# Bob Kula

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Bob Kula
| image       =
| number      = 64<ref name="Pfa"/>
| position    = [Offensive lineman](/source/Offensive_lineman)
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1967|8|24}}
| birth_place = [Detroit, Michigan](/source/Detroit%2C_Michigan), U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 4
| weight_lbs  = 270
| high_school = [Brother Rice](/source/Brother_Rice_High_School_(Michigan)) {{nowrap|([Bloomfield Township, Michigan](/source/Bloomfield_Township%2C_Oakland_County%2C_Michigan))}}
| college     = [Michigan State Spartans](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_football) (1986–1989)
| draftyear   = 1990
| draftround  = 7
| draftpick   = 175
| pastteams   =
* [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks) ({{NFL Year|1990}})*
* [Montreal Machine](/source/Montreal_Machine) ([1991](/source/1991_WLAF_season))
* [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) ({{NFL Year|1991}})*
* Montreal Machine ([1992](/source/1992_WLAF_season))
| highlights  =
* Consensus [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([1989](/source/1989_College_Football_All-America_Team))
* [Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year](/source/Big_Ten_Offensive_Lineman_of_the_Year) (1989)
* First-team [All-Big Ten](/source/List_of_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_teams) ([1989](/source/1989_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team))
* Second-team All-Big Ten ([1988](/source/1988_All-Big_Ten_Conference_football_team)) 
}}

'''Robert Martin Kula''' (born August 24, 1967) is an American former [college football](/source/college_football) [offensive lineman](/source/offensive_lineman) who played for the [Michigan State Spartans](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_football). He was selected by the [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks) in the seventh round of the [1990 NFL draft](/source/1990_NFL_draft). He played with the [Montreal Machine](/source/Montreal_Machine) of the [World League of American Football](/source/World_League_of_American_Football) (WLAF).

==Early life==
Robert Martin Kula was born on August 24, 1967, in [Detroit, Michigan](/source/Detroit%2C_Michigan).<ref name="Pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/k/kula00130.html | title=Bob Kula | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=26 December 2024}}</ref> He attended [Brother Rice High School](/source/Brother_Rice_High_School_(Michigan)) in [Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan](/source/Bloomfield_Township%2C_Oakland_County%2C_Michigan).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ricewarriors.com/college-players/ | title=COLLEGE PLAYERS | accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/08/19/perles-fills-vacancies-in-michigan-st-lineup/ | title=Perles Fills Vacancies In Michigan St. Lineup | work=[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune) | date=August 19, 1989 | access-date=23 August 2014 | author=Markus, Robert}}</ref>

==College career==
Kula was a four-year [letterman](/source/letterman_(sports)) for the [Michigan State Spartans](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_football) of [Michigan State University](/source/Michigan_State_University) from 1986 to 1989.<ref name="Pfa"/>
He was a consensus [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bob-kula-1.html | title=Bob Kula | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=sports-reference.com | accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=AW>{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|accessdate=August 16, 2014|page=6|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year](/source/Big_Ten_Offensive_Lineman_of_the_Year) in [1989](/source/1989_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season) as an [offensive tackle](/source/offensive_tackle). He earned [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) (AP) and [United Press International](/source/United_Press_International) (UPI) second-team All-[Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) honors in 1988,<ref>{{cite news|title=AP All-Big Ten|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 30, 1988|page=5D|url=https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3745908/ap_all_big_ten/}}</ref><ref name=UPI>{{cite news|title=Michigan puts seven on all-Big Ten|newspaper=The Bryan Times|date=November 23, 1988|page=21|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19881123&id=vHlPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jlEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6388,5089044}}</ref> and AP and UPI first-team All-Big Ten honors in 1989.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indiana's Thompson heads All-Big Ten team|newspaper=The Daily Reporter (AP story)|date=November 30, 1989|page=5|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1926&dat=19891129&id=l2UrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_tkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1360,7396547&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=UPI All-Big Ten team|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 30, 1989|page=6F|url=https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3746151/upi_all_big_ten_team/}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Kula was selected by the [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks) in the seventh round, with the 175th overall pick, of the [1990 NFL draft](/source/1990_NFL_draft).<ref name="Pfa"/> He signed with the Seahawks in 1990 but was waived later that year on August 28, 1990.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/k/kula00130.html | title=Bob Kula NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=26 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="pst"/>

He played in all ten games, starting nine, for the [Montreal Machine](/source/Montreal_Machine) of the [World League of American Football](/source/World_League_of_American_Football) (WLAF) in 1991.<ref name="Pfa"/> The Machine finished the season with a 4–6 record.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991wlafmtl.html | title=1991 Montreal Machine (WLAF) | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=26 December 2024}}</ref> He was listed as an [offensive guard](/source/offensive_guard) in 1991.<ref name="Pfa"/>

Kula signed with the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) on June 18, 1991.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/19/sports/transactions-923791.html | title=TRANSACTIONS | work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) | date=June 19, 1991 | accessdate=26 December 2024}}</ref> He was waived on August 12, 1991.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/13/sports/transactions-119991.html | title=Transactions | work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) | date=August 13, 1991 | accessdate=26 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="pst">{{cite web | url=https://prosportstransactions.com/football/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=Bob+Kula&Team=&BeginDate=&EndDate=&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search | title=Search Results | publisher=prosportstransactions.com | accessdate=26 December 2024}}</ref>

He returned to the Machine in 1992 and was listed as a [center](/source/Center_(American_football)).<ref name="Pfa"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=kulabob001 Stats Crew profile]

{{1989 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}{{Seahawks1990DraftPicks}}

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Category:Living people
Category:1967 births
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:Michigan State Spartans football players
Category:Montreal Machine players
Category:All-American college football players
Category:Players of American football from Oakland County, Michigan
Category:Brother Rice High School (Michigan) alumni
Category:Players of American football from Detroit
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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