Bob Talamini was 83 years old. Bob Talamini was an all-star
offensive guard for six-time, who died on 30th May, the Jets announced.
Bob Talamini started his career with the Houston Oilers with two AFL Championships and ended his journey as the beginning left guard in the Super Bowl III for the Jets.
Bob Talamini was drafted by the Oilers in round number second of
the draft of the first AFL. He was Houston's beginner at left guard midway by
his rookie flavor and moved ahead with eight games in 1960.
In 1962 he received his first AFL All-Star Game berth and returned several times to the game. He won three first-team and three second-team All-AFL awards.
After the 1967 season, contract problems forced Bob Talamini to
trade with the Jets, where Talamini was coached by an offensive line coach, Joe
Spencer, for five seasons in Houston. Talamini has played every game of that season,
starting eight of the last nine with a left guard by replacing Randy Rasmussen.
He began Super Bowl III side by side with left tackle Winston Hill as Matt Snell flew for 121 running yards on 30 carries.
Bob Talamini's career was super fabulous. He took part in every
game from 1960-to 68, collectively 116 planned seasons and playoff games (110
starts) for the Oilers from 1960-to 67, and every single 14 games and two
postseason games (10 starts) with the Jets.
After reaching a contract deadlock with the Jets, he took retirement after the end of the 1968 season.
Bob Talamini became the president of the Houston Touchdown Club,
also president of the NFL Alumni Association, a confirmed financial planner in
Houston, and a candidate of the Los Cros (NM) Symphony Board.
BobTalmini's survivors include Mary, his 41-year-old wife; also his sister Nancy, children Robin, Tony, Tina, John, Migne, Bob Jr, and Juliana, 14 grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren were 10. His first better half also sustained him, the mother of his four children, Charlene.
The schedule for his services is 10 a.m. on Monday MT at
Saint Albert the Great Newman Center, Las Cruces at 10 a.m. MT.
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