Art Best
No. 25, 39
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born:(1953-03-18)March 18, 1953
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:October 14, 2014(2014-10-14) (aged 61)
Pickerington, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Columbus (OH) Bishop Hartley
College:Kent State
NFL draft:1977 / Round: 6 / Pick: 156
(by the Los Angeles Rams)[1]
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Arthur Robie Best (March 18, 1953 – October 14, 2014) was an American football running back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He first enrolled at the University of Notre Dame before transferring to Kent State University. Best attended Bishop Hartley High School in Columbus, Ohio.[2] Best died on October 14, 2014, in Pickerington, Ohio. He had cancer and liver problems for at least five years before his death.[3]

References

  1. ^ "1977 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "ART BEST". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "Art Best, former Hartley and Notre Dame football star, dies at 61". dispatch.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.

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1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football—AP national champions
Los Angeles Rams 1977 NFL draft selections
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