- Bobby Cattage
Infobox NBA Player
name = Robert Lewis Cattage
position = Forward
height_ft = 6
height_in = 9
weight_lbs = 250
nickname = "Bobby"
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1958|08|17
birth_place =Huntsville, Alabama
college =Auburn University
draft = 165th overall
draft_year = 1981
draft_team =Utah Jazz
career_start = 1981-1982, 1985-1986
career_end = 1986
former_teams =Utah Jazz 1981-1982New Jersey Nets 1985-1986
awards =Robert Lewis "Bobby" Cattage (born
August 17 ,1958 inHuntsville, Alabama ) is a retired Americanbasketball player. He played high school basketball forJ.O. Johnson High School in Huntsville, Alabama.He played collegiately for the Auburn University.
He was selected by the
Utah Jazz in the 8th round (165th pick overall) of the1981 NBA Draft .cite news |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E4D71739F933A1575AC0A963948260 |work=The New York Times |title=Sports People; Pinckney, Suns Agree |date=1985-09-20 |quote=Bobby Cattage, a 27-year-old former Auburn forward who has played the last three seasons in the Continental Basketball Association, has signed with the Nets. He was an eighth-round draft choice of the Utah Jazz in 1981 but was dropped after one season.]He played for the Jazz (1981-82) and
New Jersey Nets (1985-86) in the NBA for 78 games. In his only season with the Nets he earned a reported salary of $75,000.cite news |work=The New York Times |title=Nets Expecting a Shake-Up |first=Roy S. |last=Johnson |date=1986-04-24]He played for several teams in the
Continental Basketball Association , including theBillings Volcanoes .References
External links
*basketball-reference|id=c/cattabo01|name=Bobby Cattage
* [http://www.nba.com/historical/playerfile/index.html?player=bobby_cattage NBA Player Info Page - Bobby Cattage]
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