Robert Patrick Masterson (July 23, 1915 – June 29, 1994) was an
American football
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in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played six seasons for the
Washington Redskins
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(1938–1943). He played
college football at the
University of Miami
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and was drafted in the sixth round of the
1938 NFL Draft by the
Chicago Bears. Masterson was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1969.
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1915 births
1994 deaths
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People from Branchburg, New Jersey
People from Roselle, New Jersey
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