Robert Marino Riti (born December 2, 1976) is a former American football center who played college football at the University of Missouri and attended Hazelwood West High School in Hazelwood, Missouri. He was a consensus All-American in 1999.[1][2][3]
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| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 2, 1976 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 289 lb (131 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hazelwood (MO) West |
| College: | Missouri |
| Undrafted: | 2000 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editRiti participated in football, wrestling and track and field for the Hazelwood West High School Wildcats, lettering in all three sports.. He was a two time All-Suburban North Conference selection and was selected to the All-Metro team.[4] He was recruited by Stanford University, Michigan State University, Air Force and Army.[5] Riti was inducted in Hazelwood West High School's Hall of Fame in 2013.[4]
College career
editRiti played college football for the Missouri Tigers. He was redshirted his freshman year of 1995 and played on the defensive line. He was moved to the offensive line in 1996, starting eight games at right guard and one at left guard. Riti transitioned to center in 1997, starting in all of Missouri's games. He was an All-Big 12 selection in 1998 and 1999. He was also consensus first-team All-American in 1999.[5][6] Riti also squatted 1,000 pounds as a Missouri Tiger.[7][8]
Professional career
editSt Louis Rams
editRiti was signed by the St. Louis Rams in April 2000 after going undrafted in the 2000 NFL draft.[4][9][10] He was released by the Rams in August 2000.[11]
References
edit- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Thompson, Wright. "Riti hanging on". archive.apsportseditors.org. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". mutigers.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Hazelwood West High School Athletics Department inducts 2013 Hall of Fame class". hazelwoodschools.org. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ a b "76ROB RITI". mutigers.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Rob Riti Is Consensus All-American". mutigers.com. December 14, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ Shepard, Greg (1999). "ROB RITI: Histories Strongest Football Player". biggerfasterstronger.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ Nagel, Kyle (April 14, 2000). "Riti hoping to get snapped up in draft". themaneater.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "BUSINESS". Gettysburg Times. April 17, 2000. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "2000 rookie free agents". espncdn.com. May 18, 2000. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Heat makes Rams coach slow down". Associated Press. ESPN. August 30, 2000. Archived from the original on April 9, 2003. Retrieved August 27, 2014.