Bob McNab

Bob McNab, English footballer

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Born: July 20, 1943
Age in 2026: 83
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1943

About Bob McNab

Robert McNab is an English former footballer who played as a defender. McNab featured for clubs Huddersfield Town, Arsenal, Wolverhampton Wanderers, San Antonio Thunder, Barnet, Vancouver Whitecaps and Tacoma Stars in his playing career. He also played for England's national football team. His daughter Mercedes McNab is a retired actress known for her recurring role as Harmony Kendall on the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series, Angel. This scenario was referenced in the film Fever Pitch, where Paul Ashworth correctly predicts part of the game's lineup with the line, "McNab won't play. With Arsenal he won the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

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The world when Bob McNab was born

Bob McNab was born in 1943. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1943

#1 song"As Time Goes By" – Dooley Wilson
Top movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
Best-selling bookThe Robe – Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League founded
Top headlineAllies invade Italy
Technology milestoneLSD accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann
Defining fadZoot suits
Notable inventionSlinky
World population2.38 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population136.7M

1943 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob McNab's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1943	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,700	$435,000
Average income	$4,100	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.30	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.27	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	136.7M	341 million

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