1972 All-Rookie Team

[TodMaher]

A former player (Bubba Pena) emailed asking me which All-Rookie team he was named to in 1972.
Does anyone have this info?

[oldecapecod11]

There was a Robert Bubba Pena from Falmouth who played a year or two with the Browns (I think.)
Yes; he is listed as one season - 7 games - with the Browns.
The Pro Reference thing shows Lawrence as his school. That is NOT Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Lawrence HS was the name of the HS in Falmouth, Massachusetts which is a town on the Cape.
I am quite sure Bobby is also in the FHS Hall of Fame?
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EDITED TO ADD:
Falmouth High School is a public High School located in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The school serves roughly 850 students in grades 9-12. Over the past few years, Falmouth High School has under gone through major renovations. Up until 1973, the school was named Lawrence High School and located at what is now Lawrence Junior High School.
Alumni
Robert "Bubba" Pena - Class of 1966, Former NFL Football player for the Cleveland Browns from 1971-1973, attended University of Massachusetts.
Andy Andrade - Class of 1970, Former NFL Football player for the Dallas Cowboys from 1974-75, attended Northern Michigan University.
Willie Ford - Class of 1997, Former NFL Football player for the Oakland Raiders, Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs. Attended Syracuse University.
Jamaal Branch - Class of 1999, Former NFL Football player for the New Orleans Saints, 2003 Walter Payton Award winner while playing for Colgate University

[JohnTurney]

it wasn't UPI or Pro Football Weekly. PFWA didn't getin until 1974 . .. so the only two I know of for that season were UPI and PFW. And he's not listed on either.

[BD Sullivan]

It doesn't appear he was on any All-Rookie teams. Midway through the season he strained his knee and was put on the cab squad before undergoing knee surgery in late November. Also:

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 6/14/73

"Pena was a starter opening last season, but didn't do as well as expected. There was a shuffling of the offensive line and Gene Hickerson regained the lineup."

[John Grasso]

Interesting article on Pena - mentions that he may possibly be the only
NFL player of Cape Verdean heritage.

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/ ... /302139905

A little bit more research has found that Wayne Fontes, Tony Gonzalez and Stephen Cooper
also have Cape Verdean ancestors.

[Reaser]

No Football Digest

[TodMaher]

Did AP pick a team?

[paulksandiego]

I'm thinking maybe he was picked on one of those pre-season all-rookie teams in one of the preview magazines.