Bob Kalsu (April 13, 1945 - July 21, 1970) was an All-America tackle at the University of Oklahoma and an eighth-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League in 1968. 13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The University of Oklahoma (OU) is an institution of higher learning located in Oklahoma. ... {{NFL team | name = Buffalo Bills | logo = BuffaloBills_100. ... AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ...
Kalsu was a starting guard in 1968. He played the entire season and was the Bills' team rookie-of-the-year. Following the 1968 season, to satisfy his ROTC obligation, he entered the Army as a First Lieutenant (see discussion) and arrived in Vietnam in November 1969. He was killed in action on July 21, 1970 at Ripcord Base near the A Shau Valley. The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a training program of the United States armed forces present on college campuses to recruit and educate commissioned officers. ...
Lieutenant Kalsu had one child, a daughter. At home in Oklahoma City, his wife gave birth to his son, James Robert Kalsu Jr., on July 23. Mrs. Kalsu was informed of her husband's death only hours later. Kalsu was the only recently active professional American football player to lose his life in the Vietnam War. Retired player Don Steinbrunner also died in combat in Vietnam. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and its allies — notably the United States military in support of...
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Kalsu's widow, Jan Kalsu McLauchlin, was on hand to accept the honor along with the couple's two children, Jill Horning, 32, and Bob Jr., 30.
BobKalsu Jr., who wore his father's jersey during the ceremony, was born two days after his father was killed by mortar fire on July 21, 1970.
Kalsu -- who is a native of Oklahoma City and was an All-American tackle at the University of Oklahoma -- was an eighth-round pick of Buffalo in 1968 and was voted the team's top rookie following the 1968 season.
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