THREE-YEAR LETTERMAN - An all-conference candidate…a leading returning starter on the offensive line…made the transition well from option blocking to a pro-set offense…turned in another excellent spring practice and should be ready for a big senior season…is versatile and has played multiple positions on the O-Line…projected to start at left tackle…has made 22 consecutive starts…attained "Keydet" award status in off-season conditioning.
2010 - Played and started in all 11 games at left tackle and saw action on 774 snaps…emerged as leader along the offensive line…was a key factor in VMI's improved total offense rushing numbers toward the end of the season including 370 yards total offense and 140 yards rushing against Old Dominion in week 10…ground game directed his way for the tough yardage.
2009 - Played in all 11 games and started at two different positions…started four games at right tackle and seven games at left tackle…played 739 plays, which tied with George Handler for the most snaps by an offensive lineman…posted double-digit knockdowns with 12 against both Coastal Carolina and Presbyterian…lettered for the second time.
2008 - Saw action on the offensive line as a true freshman and participated in 122 total plays on the season...played the most against Chowan, when he participated in 38 snaps...was in on 32 plays over the last two games of the year against Stony Brook and Presbyterian...lettered as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL - A graduate of Warner Robins High School in Warner Robins, Ga...two-year starter at offensive tackle...as a junior, helped lead his team to the semi-finals of the Georgia 5A football playoffs...selected by the Georgia Football Magazine Academic All-State First Team and Preseason 5A All-State First Team...as a senior, selected to the First Team All-Houston Co., Second Team Region 1-5A, and Third-Team All-Middle GA football teams...as a junior, chosen to the Second-Team Region 1-5A; Second Team All-Houston Co.; and Honorable Mention All-Middle GA football teams...voted Most Valuable Offensive Lineman for the 2007 season...three-year football letterman, two year basketball letterman and three year baseball letterman.
PERSONAL - Full name is Robert Norman Bailey...Civil Engineering major.
