+{{Short description|Argentine gridiron football player (1943–2023)}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 265
-| position = [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]] / [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
+| position = [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Offensive tackle]], <br> [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
| number = 76, 75, 65
-| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|5|8}}
-| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires, Argentina]]
-| death_date =
+| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|5|8}}
+| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]
+| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|3|13|1943|5|8}}
| death_place =
| high_school = [[Farmington High School (New Mexico)|Farmington (NM)]]
| college = [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]]
| draftyear = 1965
| draftround = 2
-| draftpick = 21<br>(by the [[Washington Redskins]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901003756/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=WAS&lg=NFL&yr=1965 |title=1965 Washington Redskins |website=databaseFootball.com |access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
+| draftpick = 21<br>(by the [[Washington Redskins]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=WAS&lg=NFL&yr=1965 |title=1965 Washington Redskins |website=databaseFootball.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901003756/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=WAS&lg=NFL&yr=1965 |access-date=July 9, 2020|archive-date=2006-09-01 }}</ref>
| afldraftyear = 1965
| afldraftround = [[1965 American Football League draft#Round five|5]]
| afldraftpick = 33<br>([[Denver Broncos]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.remembertheafl.com/1965AFLDraft.html |title=American Football League Draft - 1965 |website=remembertheafl.com |access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1969}}–{{NFL Year|1970}})
| highlights =
* 2× [[Missouri Valley Conference|All-MVC]] (1963, 1964)
-* Honorable-mention [[All-American]] ([[1964 College Football All-America Team|1964]])
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 58
+| statlabel2 = Games started
+| statvalue2 = 40
| nflnew = bobbreitenstein/2510136
| pfr = BreiBo20
}}
-'''Robert Corr Breitenstein''' (born May 8, 1943) is a former a professional [[American football]] player in the [[American Football League]] and [[National Football League]] for the [[Denver Broncos]], [[Minnesota Vikings]], and [[Atlanta Falcons]]. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Tulsa]]. He is distinguished as being the first [[Argentine]] to play in the [[National Football League]].
+'''Robert Corr Breitenstein''' (May 8, 1943 – March 13, 2023) was a professional [[American football]] player in the [[American Football League]] and [[National Football League]] for the [[Denver Broncos]], [[Minnesota Vikings]], and [[Atlanta Falcons]]. He played [[college football]] at the [[University of Tulsa]]. He is distinguished as being the first [[Argentine]] to play in the [[National Football League]].
==Early years==
Breitenstein attended [[Farmington High School (New Mexico)|Farmington High School]], where he was a teammate of future [[NFL]] player [[Ralph Neely]].<ref name="tulsaworld_19910530_halloffame" />
-He accepted a scholarship from the [[University of Tulsa]] and was a part of the team that defeated [[1964 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]], 14-7 in the [[1964 Bluebonnet Bowl]].
+Breitenstein accepted a scholarship from the [[University of Tulsa]] and was a part of the team that defeated [[1964 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]], 14-7 in the [[1964 Bluebonnet Bowl]].
In 1994, he was inducted into the [[University of Tulsa]] Athletic Hall of Fame.
In 1968, he was declared inactive in 9 games. He was waived on September 16, 1969.<ref name="mr_19690917_bearsrelease" />
===Atlanta Falcons===
-In 1969, he signed with the [[Atlanta Falcons]] and played in 10 games. In 1970, after playing in 7 games, he was lost for the year with a knee injury.<ref name="ms_19701104_falconsinjury" /> An automobile accident 9 days before the 1971 [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]] complicated the injury and was not able to recover. He was released on August 23.<ref name="hj_19710824_falconscut" />
+In 1969, he signed with the [[Atlanta Falcons]] and played in 10 games. In 1970, after playing in 7 games, he was lost for the year with a knee injury.<ref name="ms_19701104_falconsinjury" /> An automobile accident 9 days before the 1971 [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]] complicated the injury and he was not able to recover. He was released on August 23.<ref name="hj_19710824_falconscut" />
-==Personal information==
+==Personal life and death==
After football, he owned and operated an insurance agency. He was a vice president of the [[National Football League Players Association ]] for the state of Oklahoma. He appeared in the movie ''[[Brian's Song]]'', when the director used actual footage, showing him helping cart [[running back]] [[Gale Sayers]] off on a stretcher.<ref name="tw_19950215_moviecameo" />
+Breitenstein died on March 13, 2023, at the age of 79.<ref>[https://tulsahurricane.com/news/2023/3/16/football-tu-mourns-loss-of-golden-hurricane-hall-of-famer-bob-breitenstein TU Mourns Loss of Golden Hurricane Hall of Famer Bob Breitenstein]</ref>
+
==References==
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| url = https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/bill-connors/article_d12daf39-b455-584a-a047-1c28921e3479.html
| title = Bill Connors
| publisher = Tulsa World
-| accessdate = April 17, 2016
+| access-date = April 17, 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181128065446/https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/bill-connors/article_d12daf39-b455-584a-a047-1c28921e3479.html
| archive-date = November 28, 2018
| url-status = live
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[[Category:1943 births]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:2023 deaths]]
[[Category:American football offensive linemen]]
[[Category:Denver Broncos (AFL) players]]
[[Category:Minnesota Vikings players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Falcons players]]
[[Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Buenos Aires]]
+[[Category:Argentine emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Argentine players of American football]]