Robert Vernon “Bobby” Ply
Inducted: 1991
Hometown: Mission
High School: Mission High School
College: Baylor University
Best Known for: Athlete – Football
b. August 13, 1940
Ply played football at Mission High School and starred at Baylor University and then played six seasons in the National Football League.
At Mission he was one of the region's best two-way players and the Eagles were the champs of District 16-3A In Ply's sophomore year. At Baylor, Ply was good enough to play in the 1962 College All-Star Game after his senior season, and also competed in the Coaches All-America Game. At 6-0, 190 pounds at Baylor, the quarterback/safety was the MVP of the 1960 Gator Bowl.
Drafted on the fifth round by the Dallas Texans in 1962, he became a starter as a rookie, intercepting seven passes and becoming one of only 18 NFL players to get four picks in one game.
Ply played for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs through 1966 and was a starter when Kansas City lost the first Super Bowl to Green Bay, 35-10, at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. He also played for Buffalo and Denver in 1967.
