Bob Novogratz obit

Army football Hall of Famer Bob Novogratz passes away at 89 

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Former Army star Bob Novogratz, who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in January, has died. He was 89.

The NFF College Football Hall of Fame shared the news of Novogratz’s death on Wednesday.

“It is a somber day for the college football community with the passing of Bob Novogratz,” NFF Chairman Archie Manning said. “Bob Novogratz was the kind of player who made everyone around him better, blocking for Hall of Famers Pete Dawkins, Bob Anderson, and Bill Carpenter while anchoring one of the most dominant defenses of his era.”

A native of Northampton, Pa., Novogratz contributed on both sides of the ball for Army, making plays as an offensive lineman and linebacker.

He earned first-team All-American honors as a guard in 1958.

Novogratz also earned the Knute Rockne Lineman of the Year Award that season as Army finished with an undefeated record, going 8-0-1.

After his football career ended, Bob Novogratz was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He served in the U.S. Army for 28 years.

Novogratz received the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters and the Vietnamese Honor Medal while serving his country. He retired with the rank of colonel.

“After his college playing days, he served our country for 28 years, earning some of our nation’s highest military honors,” Archie Manning said. “We are deeply saddened that he will not be with us for his formal induction in December, and we will ensure his accomplishments are permanently enshrined in the NFF College Football Hall of Fame.”

He is the father of Mike, Robert Jr. and Jacqueline Novogratz.