Robert Brazile Football Cards

About Robert Brazile, Hall of Famer

Robert Brazile Jr., nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', was a linebacker who played for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1984. Selected sixth overall in the 1975 NFL draft, he won Defensive Rookie of the Year that season and became a cornerstone of the Oilers' defense. Standing 6'4" and weighing 230 pounds, Brazile thrived in the team's 3-4 defensive scheme, earning seven consecutive Pro Bowl selections and five straight All-Pro honors from 1976-80. He was instrumental in the Oilers' back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances in 1978 and 1979, and made the All-Decade Team for the 1970s. Brazile was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

Did you know? Some, including Oilers coach Bum Phillips, credit Brazile rather than Lawrence Taylor as the player who first made the 3-4 defense popular for using an outside linebacker to rush the quarterback.

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