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Games played:	20
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bob Pickens
	Pickens in 2008
No. 70
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	February 2, 1943; Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	April 12, 2018 (aged 75); Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:	Evanston (IL) Township
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1966 / round: 3 / pick: 44
AFL draft:	1966 / round: Red Shirt 2 / pick: 15; (by the Kansas City Chiefs)
Career history
	Chicago Bears (1967–1969); Edmonton Eskimos (1972);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Big Eight (1966);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	20
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bob Pickens (February 2, 1943 – April 12, 2018) was a player in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the third round of the 1966 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears and played three seasons with the team.^[3]

Pickens was also an Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler, competing in Tokyo, Japan, in the heavyweight division at the 1964 Summer Olympics, where he finished sixth. Pickens was the first African-American to compete for the United States in wrestling at the Olympics.^[4] He played collegiate football at Nebraska, transferring there after originally attending Wisconsin. Pickens did not wrestle for either university, although he still continued his wrestling at various club organizations.^[5] After his pro football career, Pickens became a referee, officiating in the Big Ten Conference and a number of postseason games, including the Rose Bowl. He also served on the Chicago Park District Board for several years.