Robert Lynn Schweickert (born September 17, 1942)[1] is an American former professional football quarterback.

Schweickert led Virginia Tech's football team to its only Southern Conference championship in 1963, and was a first-team All-America for the Hokies in 1964.

[7] After suffering a shoulder injury in preseason, Schweickert played in the last six games [8] at quarterback for coach Jerry Claiborne's Gobblers in his sophomore season (1962), and led the team in touchdowns with five.

[10] (At the time, the Southern Conference had eight other members, including West Virginia, Furman, VMI, William & Mary, Richmond, The Citadel, Davidson, and George Washington).

[12] He was third-team Associated Press All-America in 1963,[5] and named Southern Conference Media Player of the Year.

[15] Schweickert handed off to backfield mate Sonny Utz more often in ’64 than he ran himself, but still had 576 yards on 131 attempts, with nine scores on the ground.

He opted to play with the New York Jets who picked him 28th in 1965 American Football League draft.