Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame

Bob Speight - Hall of Fame Headshot

Bob Speight

  • Class
    1983
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
    Football

Though he doesn't have any official statistics because of his position on the offensive line, Bob Speight ('83) has plenty of hardware to be considered one of the all-time Terrier football greats. An offensive tackle from New Hartford, N.Y., he was the only player in Yankee Conference history to be a First Team All-Star all four seasons.

He was also one of five Terriers to be named to the Yankee Conference's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team after graduating with three All-America awards. What's more impressive is he was able to have a standout collegiate career despite battling multiple shoulder injuries.

As a sophomore in 1979, Speight earned his first of two AP All-America Third Team honors to help the Terriers clinch a share of the Yankee Conference title and ECAC Division I-AA Team of the Year honors with an 8-1-1 record. The following season, BU went 9-2 to claim sole possession of the Yankee Conference title for the first time in program history.

In his final year, Speight received Kodak All-America First Team accolades and would later earn the prestigious Scarlet Key Award from Boston University before joining the Oklahoma Outlaws of the United States Football League (USFL).

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