Robert Hezekiah Epps (March 25, 1932 - November 14, 2014) was an American football fullback who played three seasons for the New York Giants.
[2] Epps is one of three Swissvale High School players to play in the NFL.
[4] He finished the 1952 college season with 106 rush attempts for 502 yards.
[4] He led the Panthers in rushing yards that season as they finished 6–3.
[4] After his senior season he was named All-State and All-East honors.
[7] Awards and Honors 1954 season Epps was drafted in the 14th round (161) by the New York Giants.
Of the 29 players the Giants drafted in 1954, Epps was one of 7 to ever play in the NFL.
In his 1st NFL game, he had 7 rushes for 14 yards as the Giants beat the Chicago Cardinals 41–10.
In the 1954 NFL season, he had 30 rush attempts for 110 yards during 10 games.
1955 season Epps was injured in pre-season and missed the first three games.
In his first 1955 game (week 4), he had 16 rush attempts for 65 yards against the Chicago Cardinals.
[11] In week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Epps had 5 rush attempts for 13 yards.
[10] Then in week 6 against the Washington Redskins, he had 6 rush attempts for 18 yards as the New York Giants won 35–7.
In week 8 of the 1955 season, he had 11 rushes for 46 yards as they won against the Baltimore Colts.
[10] His next game was a 31–7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles where he had 14 rushes for 51 yards and his first career touchdown.
He had his second career touchdown the next week, a 35–35 tie against the Cleveland Browns.
[16] In week 4 he had 4 rushes for 2 yards[16] as the Giants beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 35–0.
[7] In 2002 he was inducted into the Western Chapter Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.