Robert Brazile

Robert Lorenzo Brazile Jr. (born February 7, 1953), nicknamed "Dr. Doom," is an American former professional football player who played linebacker in the National Football League. Brazile played from 1975 to 1984 for the Houston Oilers.

Brazile was taken with the sixth pick of the first round of the 1975 NFL draft. The selection was part of the bounty Sid Gillman acquired, along with Curley Culp, when he traded John Matuszak to the Kansas City Chiefs, though it was new head coach and general manager Bum Phillips who made the pick. Phillips' arrival in Houston brought a change in the base defense the Oilers ran, switching from a 4-3 to a 3-4. The 3-4 proved a fit for Brazile's combination of size (6'4", 230 lbs) and speed. While most cite Lawrence Taylor as the prototype of the pass-rushing outside linebacker, some, including Phillips, credit Brazile as the one who first made the 3-4 popular for sending an outside linebacker to rush the quarterback. Brazile also performed well in pass coverage and against the run, consistently ranking at or near the top among linebackers in his era.

Brazile was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.