Tommy Nobis

Tommy Nobis

Nobis, c. 1964
No. 60
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1943-09-20)September 20, 1943 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died:	December 13, 2017(2017-12-13) (aged 74) Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Thomas Jefferson (San Antonio, Texas)
College:	Texas (1963–1965)
NFL draft:	1966 / round: 1 / pick: 1
AFL draft:	1966 / round: 1 / pick: 5
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1966–1976)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (1967) Second-team All-Pro (1968) 5× Pro Bowl (1966–1968, 1970, 1972) NFL Rookie of the Year (1966) NFL 1960s All-Decade Team Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor National champion (1963) Maxwell Award (1965) Outland Trophy (1965) Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy (1965) Consensus All-American (1965) First-team All-American (1964) 3× First-team All-SWC (1963–1965[a]) Texas Longhorns No. 60 retired Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 1,688 Interceptions: 12 Interception yards: 182 Fumble recoveries: 13 Sacks: 9.5 Defensive touchdowns: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

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).^[1] 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.

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