Date of birth: | May 29, 1959 |
Place of birth: | Oakland, California |
Date of death: | February 7, 1998 | (aged 38)
Career information | |
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Position(s): | Safety |
College: | Cal State Fullerton |
NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 8 / Pick 202 |
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As player: | |
1981-1986 1987 |
Cincinnati Bengals Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com |
Bobby Kemp (born May 29, 1959 in Oakland, California, died February 7, 1998 in Los Angeles, California) was a former American football safety who played seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League.
He later became a paramedic in Glendale, California, after retiring from football due to knee problems. On the morning of February 7, 1998, Kemp committed suicide in his North Hollywood home.[1]