Robert Gale "Bob" Cifers (September 5, 1920 – July 1, 2001) was a professional American football running back in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Green Bay Packers. In 1938 he shattered the national high school football season scoring record. He scored 235 points in his 1938 junior season. He led the nation again his senior year scoring 164 points. First nationally recruited high school football player with over 100 offers. Featured in several national newspapers and magazines. Captain of the All-Southern Team and regarded the #1 high school recruit of 1939. Selected the State of Tennessee Track Athlete of the 20th Century. Cifers' high school record in Track and Field is even more improbable. He was a member of three Dobyns-Bennett High