Tommy Nobis
Nobis, c. 1964 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 20, 1943 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | December 13, 2017 (aged 74) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Thomas Jefferson (San Antonio, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas (1963–1965) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1966: 1st round, 1st pick | ||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1966: 1st round, 5th pick | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas Henry Nobis Jr. (September 20, 1943 – December 13, 2017), nicknamed "Mr. Falcon", was an American professional football linebacker who played for 11 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he played as a linebacker and guard, and won the Maxwell Award in 1965. He was the first overall selection in the 1966 NFL draft.