Researching Bob Long
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19428 people with the Long surname? In that year Long was ranked number 188 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Long on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Long and the Long Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Long Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Long family tree.
Study Parish Records for Bob Long at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bob Long using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Bob Long.
Research the Long surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Long Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 25047 people with the Long surname in the UK? Long is now ranked number 202 for popularity in the UK. |
Long Family History Databases
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Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Bob Long.
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Study One Great Family for Long records submitted by people who are already researching the Long Family Tree.
Find Bob Long from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Long Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 279519 people with the Long surname in the USA? Long is ranked number 71 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Long Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Long. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Long
Bob Long
Robert Andrew "Bob" Long (born June 16, 1941) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played in the 1960s and 1970s and earned two Super Bowl rings. He attended suburban Pittsburgh's Washington Township High School (near Apollo), and Wichita State University. His seven-year pro-career was spent with the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins. He was a contributing player of both of Vince Lombardi's teams which won Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II. Long was inducted into the State of Kansas Hall of Fame in 1965 and the Wichita State Hall of Fame in 1972. Recently, in 2008 he was added to the Western Chapter of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
After being a Third Team All American at Wichita State University, Bob was drafted in the fourth round by the Green Bay Packers in 1964. He played on the Green Bay teams that won the NFL Championship in 1965, and won the first two Super Bowls in 1966 and 1967. That Packers team is the only team in NFL history to win three championships in a row.
After joining the Atlanta Falcons in 1968, Long reunited with Lombardi in 1969 with the Washington Redskins. He spent his final season with the Los Angeles Rams in 1970. Bob also was Doing Active National Guardsman Duty as a Corporal during the 1969 Season.
Long, along with Tom Brown, played for both the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins under Vince Lombardi and are part of the "Lombardi Legend."
He has been very active in charity events in the state of Wisconsin. He served as President of NFLPA Retirees for Wisconsin. He has raised over $1,500,000 for various charities with the Long Journey to the Super Bowl Raffle. He has worked tirelessly for the Ray Nitschke Foundation, Special Olympics, Task Force Against Family violence and Alzheimers. He also brought the first Pizza Hut to northern Wisconsin from 1968 to 1979.
Source: Bob Long, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Long
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