Robert Henry Kennedy (June 29, 1921 – July 29, 2010) was a professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the New York Yanks of the National Football League (NFL).
Football career
After graduation from Sandpoint High School in northern Idaho, Kennedy attended Washington State College in Pullman and played college football for the he was an All-American fullback and quarterback. He continued to play football for the U.S. Army Air Forces during the years of World War II, with the Third Air Force Gremlins.
Although selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1943 NFL Draft, after the war Kennedy signed a contract to play for the upstart New York Yankees of the AAFC, a new professional league established in competition with the established NFL. Kennedy played "both ways" for the Yankees, starting as a running back on offense and a linebacker and defensive back
In , following the merger of the AAFC and the NFL, Kennedy played one season for the short-lived New York Yanks of the NFL.
After football
During his later years, Kennedy worked as a real estate broker and a property developer in southern California; he was a proficient chef and an aficionado of playing cards.