Robert Heyde Soleau Jr. (April 2, 1941 â June 21, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1964. Soleau played college football for the William & Mary Tribe and is the son of Charles R. Soleau, an All-American quarterback at Colgate in 1932. Later in life he was a successful businessman in the insurance industry and owned Diversified Group Brokerage in Marlborough, Connecticut.