{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1969)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Bob Meeks | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 61, 63 | position = Center | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|28}} | birth_place = Andalusia, Alabama, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 279 | high_school = Evergreen {{avoid wrap|(Evergreen, Alabama)}} | college = Auburn (1987–1991) | draftyear = 1992 | draftround = 10 | draftpick = 278 | pastteams = * Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1993}}) * Baltimore Stallions ({{CFL Year|1995}}) * Barcelona Dragons (1996) | highlights = * Grey Cup champion (1995) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 8 | pfr = M/MeekBo20 |statlabel2=Return yards|statvalue2=9}}
'''Robert Earl Meeks Jr.''' (born May 28, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos, the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Baltimore Stallions and the World League of American Football (WLAF) for the Barcelona Dragons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Meeks Football Statistics {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/bob-meeks-meeksbo01 |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref> He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Meeks Stats, News and Video - C |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/bob-meeks/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Meeks Biography |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/7295/bob-meeks |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Meeks - Football 1991 |url=https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/player/bob-meeks |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=Auburn Tigers |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Professional career ==
=== Denver Broncos === Meeks was selected by the Denver Broncos in the tenth round, with the 278th overall pick, of the 1992 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Inabinett |first=Mark |date=2024-04-14 |title=Auburn’s NFL Draft: ‘Captain Crunch’ and the outsiders |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2024/04/auburns-nfl-draft-captain-crunch-and-the-outsiders.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423220309/https://www.al.com/sports/2024/04/auburns-nfl-draft-captain-crunch-and-the-outsiders.html |archive-date=23 Apr 2024 |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=al |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=Denver Broncos - 1992 Draft Picks |url=https://www.retroseasons.com/teams/denver-broncos/1992/draft-picks/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710003225/https://www.retroseasons.com/teams/denver-broncos/1992/draft-picks/ |archive-date=2025-07-10 |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=RetroSeasons |language=en-US}}</ref> He officially signed with the team on July 17 but did not appear in any games for the Broncos during the 1992 season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bob Meeks Transactions - Pro Football Archives |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/m/meek00400.html |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=www.profootballarchives.com}}</ref>
The 1993 season saw his first game appearance in the Week 1 game with a win against the New York Jets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Meeks 1993 Game Logs {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/bob-meeks-meeksbo01/gamelogs/1993 |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref> He played in the first eight games of the season for the Broncos and recorded one kick return for nine yards in a win against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broncos 35-13 Colts (Oct 3, 1993) Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/boxscore/_/gameId/131003007 |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
Ahead of the 1994 season, on August 23, Meeks was placed on injured reserve and missed the entire season. He was released on July 11, 1995 and then signed with Broncos again on July 12.<ref name=":0" /> Meeks was released again on August 22, ahead of the start of the 1995 season.<ref name=":0" />
=== Baltimore Stallions === Meeks would be signed by the Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League on September 5, 1995, where they would win the 83rd Grey Cup.<ref name=":0" />
=== Barcelona Dragons === Meeks was selected by the Barcelona Dragons with the 22nd pick in the fourth round of the 1996 WLAF draft.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book |pages=146–147 |chapter=1996 Round by Round Draft}}</ref> He would make the final roster for the Dragons as a center.<ref name="1996 WLAF Fact Book">{{cite book |title=The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book |pages=20–27 |chapter=Barcelona Dragons}}</ref>
== NFL career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="2" |Games ! colspan="5" |Kick returns |- !GP !GS !Ret !Yds !Avg !Lng !TD |- !1993 !DEN |8 |0 |1 |9 |9.0 |9 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MeekBo20.htm Career] !8 !0 !1 !9 !9.0 !9 !0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://auburntigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/1991/player/bob-meeks Auburn Tigers bio]
{{Denver Broncos 1992 NFL draft picks}} {{83rd Grey Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meeks, Bob}} Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Alabama Category:American football centers Category:Auburn Tigers football players Category:Denver Broncos players Category:Baltimore Stallions players Category:Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) players Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Canadian football offensive linemen Category:Players of Canadian football from Alabama