Detroit Lions
He was the number seven overall selection in the first-round in the 1967 NFL draft by Detroit. In 1967, Farr joined the Detroit Lions, and won the year's NFL Rookie of the Year award. He spent his entire career from 1967 through 1973 with the Lions, and earned trips to the Pro Bowl in 1967 and 1970.
Farr and his teammate Lem Barney also sang background vocals on the 1971 Marvin Gaye song "What's Going On".
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